Numerical study of variational problems of moving or fixed boundary conditions by Muntz wavelets

Abstract

In this study, an approximation method with an integral operational matrix based on the Muntz wavelets basis is presented to solve the variational problems of moving or fixed boundary conditions and a computational algorithm is given for the suggested approach. First, the integral operational matrix is created through the Muntz wavelets. Then, by using this integral operational matrix with Lagrange multipliers, the present approach reduces the variational problem into the system of algebraic equations. This approach is examined by some illustrative examples, and the acquired results prove that the suggested approach can solve the variational problems effectively with higher accuracy. The proposed approach yields better and comparable results with some other existing schemes given in the literature. The approximate wavelet solutions derived by the suggested approach are very identical to the corresponding exact solution.