TY - EJOUR PY - 2023 DA - November TI - The comparison of homotopy perturbation method with finite difference method for determination of maximum beam deflection T2 - Journal of Theoretical and Applied Physics VL - 7 L1 - https://oiccpress.com/journal-of-theoretical-and-applied-physics/article/the-comparison-of-homotopy-perturbation-method-with-finite-difference-method-for-determination-of-maximum-beam-deflection/ DO - 10.1186/2251-7235-7-8 N2 - AbstractThis 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. IS - 1 PB - OICC Press KW - Numerical methods, Exact solution, Analytical approximate methods, Force method, Maximum beam deflection, Nonlinear differential equations EN -