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Bogdan Marinca1, Vasile Marinca1,2, Ciprian Bogdan3,4
1Politehnica University of Timișoara, 300006, Timișoara, Romania.
Abstract:
The aim of the present work is to establish an approximate analytical solution for the nonlinear Susceptible, Exposed, Infected, Recovered (SEIR) model applied to novel coronavirus COVID-19. The mathematical model depending of five nonlinear differential equations, is studied and approximate solutions are obtained using Optimal Auxiliary Functions Method (OAFM). Our technique ensures a fast convergence of the solutions after only one iteration. The nonstandard part of OAFM is described by the presence of so-called auxiliary functions and of the optimal convergence-control parameters. We have a great freedom to select the auxiliary functions and the number of optimal convergence-control parameters which are optimally determined. Our approach is independent of the presence of small or large parameters in the governing equations or in the initial/boundary conditions, is effective, simple and very efficient.
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