A Homotopy Method for Parameter Estimation of Nonlinear Differential Equations with Multiple Optima

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

8 Scopus citations

Abstract

A numerical method for estimating multiple parameter values of nonlinear systems arising from biology is presented. The uncertain parameters are modeled as random variables. Then the solutions are expressed as convergent series of orthogonal polynomial expansions in terms of the input random parameters. Homotopy continuation method is employed to solve the resulting polynomial system, and more importantly, to compute the multiple optimal parameter values. Several numerical examples, from a single equation to problems with relatively complicated forms of governing equations, are used to demonstrate the robustness and effectiveness of this numerical method.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1314-1324
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Scientific Computing
Volume74
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Software
  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Numerical Analysis
  • General Engineering
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'A Homotopy Method for Parameter Estimation of Nonlinear Differential Equations with Multiple Optima'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this