Numerical simulation of the fractional Lienard's equation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to apply an efficient semi-analytical method for the approximate solution of Lienard's equation of fractional order. Design/methodology/approach A Laplace decomposition method (LDM) is implemented for the nonlinear fractional Lienard's equation that is complemented with initial conditions. The nonlinear term is decomposed and then a recursive algorithm is constructed for the determination of the proposed infinite series solution. Findings A number of examples are tested to explicate the efficiency of the proposed technique. The results confirm that this approach is convergent and highly accurate by using only few iterations of the proposed scheme. Originality/value The approach is original and is of value because it is the first time that this approach is used successfully to tackle fractional differential equations, which are of great interest for authors in the recent years.