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On the Exact Solutions of the Thomas Equation by Algebraic Methods

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Abstract

The Thomas equation is studied to obtain new exact solutions. The wave transformation technique is applied to simplify the main form of the Thomas equation from partial differential equation (PDE) to an ordinary differential equation (ODE). The modified tanh and (G/G)-expansion methods are used with the aid of Maple software to arrive at exact solutions for the Thomas equation. Many types of solutions are obtained.

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Received: 2014-4-4
Accepted: 2015-2-17
Published Online: 2015-3-14
Published in Print: 2015-4-1

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