Simplified Liénard equation by homotopy analysis method (Q2231641)

In this article the author used Homotopy analysis method (HAM) to solve a simplified Lienard's equation. (HAM) method is one of the easiest way to assure the convergence of solution to a series so that it is valid even if nonlinearity becomes quite strong. The result obtained by HAM is compared with the traditional perturbation technique Poincaré-Lindsted method for the weakly nonlinear case. The approximations obtained by HAM are in good agreement with the traditional P-L method. The authors also discuss the limitations of the method using conditional convergence.