Coiflets solutions for Föppl-von Kármán equations governing large deflection of a thin flat plate by a novel wavelet-homotopy approach (Q1625751)

The homotopy analysis method provides an analtyic approximation technique to transform nonlinear partial differential equations to a collection of linear partial differential equations. The Galerkin method reduces a collection of linear partial differential equations into a linear system of equations through projection onto a set of functions. Researchers have explored the combination of these methods with Fourier bases in [\textit{R. A. Van Gorder}, Numer. Algorithms 76, No. 1, 151--162 (2017; Zbl 1375.65103)]. However, Fourier bases can struggle to resolve features at small scales leading to inaccuracies. The authors investigate wavelet bases following \textit{X. Ruyi} [Math. Probl. Eng. 2013, Article ID 982810, 7 p. (2013; Zbl 1299.65249)] with focus on Föppl-von Kármán equations for deflection of thin plates. Rigorous determination of convergence-controlled parameters provides solutions with better accuracy compared to analytical and numerical benchmarks particularly in the large load regime.