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MHD Falkner-Skan flow of Maxwell fluid by rational Chebyshev collocation method

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The magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) Falkner-Skan flow of the Maxwell fluid is studied. Suitable transform reduces the partial differential equation into a nonlinear three order boundary value problem over a semi-infinite interval. An efficient approach based on the rational Chebyshev collocation method is performed to find the solution to the proposed boundary value problem. The rational Chebyshev collocation method is equipped with the orthogonal rational Chebyshev function which solves the problem on the semi-infinite domain without truncating it to a finite domain. The obtained results are presented through the illustrative graphs and tables which demonstrate the affectivity, stability, and convergence of the rational Chebyshev collocation method. To check the accuracy of the obtained results, a numerical method is applied for solving the problem. The variations of various embedded parameters into the problem are examined.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Imam Khomeini International University, Ghazvin, 34149, Iran

    S. Abbasbandy & H. R. Ghehsareh

  2. Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan

    T. Hayat

  3. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    A. Alsaedi

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Project supported by the Imam Khomeini International University of Iran (No. 751166-1392) and the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) in King Abdulaziz University of Saudi Arabia

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Abbasbandy, S., Hayat, T., Ghehsareh, H.R. et al. MHD Falkner-Skan flow of Maxwell fluid by rational Chebyshev collocation method. Appl. Math. Mech.-Engl. Ed. 34, 921–930 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-013-1717-7

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