%0 Journal Article
%T The comparison of homotopy perturbation method with finite difference method for determination of maximum beam deflection
%A Masoud Saravi
%A Martin Hermann and Hadi Ebrahimi Khah
%J Journal of Theoretical and Applied Physics
%D 2013
%I 
%R 10.1186/2251-7235-7-8
%X This paper deals with the determination of maximum beam deflection using homotopy perturbation method (HPM) and finite difference method (FDM). By providing some examples, we compare the results with exact solutions and conclude that HPM is more accurate, more stable and effective and can therefore be found widely applicable in structrue engineering.
%K Nonlinear differential equations
%K Analytical approximate methods
%K Numerical methods
%K Force method
%K Exact solution
%K Maximum beam deflection
%U http://www.jtaphys.com/content/7/1/8/abstract