Second order nonlinear differential equations using MATLAB
I'm trying to input a second order differential equatio开发者_C百科n to solve into matlab over x = 0 to x =1. I can't figure out how. Here's the equation:
y'' = 1 + 0.1 \sqrt{1+(y')^2}
with initial conditions at zero.
Normally you solve higher-order equations by converting to a system of first order equations. Here, you would define:
y' = v
v' = 1 + 0.1 \sqrt{1 + v^2}
Define a function computing the right-hand side, and use ode45
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Note that this equation is solvable without much trouble in closed form, too, so should be a good test for how to do it.
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