Analytical-numerical investigation of a singular boundary value problem for a generalized Emden-Fowler equation (Q1025886)

This paper deals with the generalized Emden-Fowler equation: \[ (|g'(u)|^{p-2}g' (u))'=a.u^\sigma\cdot g^n(u), \;0<u<u_0, \] where \(n<0\), \(a<0\), \(p>1\), \(u_0>0\) and \(\sigma\) are known real numbers. The authors are interested in positive solutions that satisfy the boundary conditions: \(g(0)=\lim u.g'(u)=0\) for \(u\to 0^+\), \(g(u_0)=\lim((u_0-u)g'(u))=0\) for \(u\to u_0^-\). Asymptotic expansions of the one-parameter families of solutions are obtained in the neighborhood of the singular points. Some numerical results for four cases are presented.