Any approximate analytical solution to this ode?

In summary, the conversation discusses a differential equation and the need for guidance on finding approximate solutions for it. The equation is separable and the classical method of resolution can be applied. The solution requires calculating an integral and using inverse functions. The use of MATLAB is mentioned, but an explicit solution was not found, so an approximation is sought.
  • #1
albertshx
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I'm working on this differential equation this few days... Could you give
some guidance on approximate solutions to it? i(t) is the only function
while all others are parameters.

[tex]\frac{di(t)}{dt} = -\lambda(\sigma\phi\sqrt{i(t)(1-i(t))} + N\mu i(t)(1-i(t))[/tex]

Thank you a lot!
 
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  • #2
The equation is not clearly written.
It seems that this ODE is on the "separable" kind. You may apply the classical method of resolution for this kind of equations.
 
  • #3
\begin{array}{l}\frac{di(t)}{dt} = -\lambda(\sigma\phi\sqrt{i(t)(1-i(t))} + N\mu i(t)(1-i(t))\\
\frac{di(t)}{dt} = -\lambda\sigma\phi\sqrt{i(t)(1-i(t))} -N\lambda\mu i(t)(1-i(t))\\
\
-\lambda\sigma\phi=u\\
-N\lambda\mu=v\\
\frac{di(t)}{dt} = u\sqrt{i(t)(1-i(t))}+ vi(t)(1-i(t))\\
\frac{di(t)}{u\sqrt{i(t)(1-i(t))}+ vi(t)(1-i(t))} =dt \\
\int\frac{di(t)}{u\sqrt{i(t)(1-i(t))}+ vi(t)(1-i(t))}=\int dt\\
\int\frac{di(t)}{u\sqrt{i(t)(1-i(t))}+ vi(t)(1-i(t))}=t+c\\
t=\int\frac{di(t)}{u\sqrt{i(t)(1-i(t))}+ vi(t)(1-i(t))}-c\end{array}

Now you have to calculate that integral...
The solution from Wolfman Mathematica is the attached image(Log[x] is the natural log of x and tan^(-1)(x)=arctanx is the inverse trigonometric tan of x)

Replace x with i(t) and you have the inverse function, t(i). Finding the i(t) is up to you.
 

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Many, many thanks! You are much more careful than me. I just tried with MATLAB and dsolve reports explicit solution not found. So I look for some approximation.
 

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