A third-order \(p\)-Laplacian boundary value problem solved by an \(\text{SL}(3, \mathbb R)\) Lie-group shooting method (Q2375567)

Summary: The boundary layer problem for power-law fluid can be recast to a third-order \(p\)-Laplacian boundary value problem (BVP). In this paper, we transform the third-order \(p\)-Laplacian into a new system which exhibits a Lie-symmetry \(\text{SL}(3, \mathbb R)\). Then, the closure property of the Lie-group is used to derive a linear transformation between the boundary values at two ends of a spatial interval. Hence, we can iteratively solve the missing left boundary conditions, which are determined by matching the right boundary conditions through a finer tuning of \(r \in [0, 1]\). The present \(\text{SL}(3, \mathbb R)\) Lie-group shooting method is easily implemented and is efficient to tackle the multiple solutions of the third-order \(p\)-Laplacian. When the missing left boundary values can be determined accurately, we can apply the fourth-order Runge-Kutta (RK4) method to obtain a quite accurate numerical solution of the \(p\)-Laplacian.