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An analytical-numerical method for a typical bifurcation problem. (English) Zbl 0639.34019

The nonlinear two-point boundary value problem \(u''+\lambda^ 2e^ u=0(\lambda >0),u(0)=0=u(1)\) which has a secondary bifurcation point is solved by an analytic numerical method. The problem was first transformed analytically into finding roots of the transcendental equation \(\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{t} \ln (t+\sqrt{t^ 2-1})=\lambda (t>1).\) Then the turning point was obtained numerically, \(\lambda_ c=1.87452030182\). And the following three cases are all considered: the problem has two solutions, one solution, or no solution, when \(\lambda <\lambda_ c\), \(\lambda =\lambda_ c\), or \(\lambda >\lambda_ c\), respectively. The steps for solving the problem and some results of numerical experiments are given in the paper.

MSC:

34B10 Nonlocal and multipoint boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations
34C25 Periodic solutions to ordinary differential equations
34A34 Nonlinear ordinary differential equations and systems