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The equation is given by:

$$ \frac{dv}{du}\left(2 u\frac{1-uv}{1+uv} + u\right) = \frac{v}{2} \frac{d^2v}{du^2} + v\frac{1-uv}{1+uv} $$

I tried using DSolve for this differential equation, but it's not giving me any answer.

DSolve[
  v'[u] (2 u (1 - u v[u])/(1 + u v[u]) + u) ==  
    v[u] (1 - u v[u])/(1 + u v[u]) + v''[u] (v[u]/2), 
  v[u], u]

How do I solve this?

Edit

In case you want to solve the equation numerically, the boundary conditions are

$$v\left(\frac{1+\sqrt{4.9}}{2}\right) = \frac{-2}{1 + \sqrt{4.9}}$$ $$v\left(\frac{1-\sqrt{4.9}}{2}\right) = \frac{-2}{1 - \sqrt{4.9}}$$

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  • $\begingroup$ is there any initial conditions !? $\endgroup$
    – Alrubaie
    Commented Apr 27, 2019 at 15:37
  • $\begingroup$ @Alrubaie There are, but the equation can be solved without the same, right? $\endgroup$
    – user35588
    Commented Apr 27, 2019 at 15:58
  • $\begingroup$ @Alrubaie I added the boundary conditions. $\endgroup$
    – user35588
    Commented Apr 27, 2019 at 16:23
  • $\begingroup$ Maybe ask at math.stackexchange.com and have the master integrators have a go? $\endgroup$
    – Roman
    Commented Apr 27, 2019 at 18:37

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In case you want to solve the equation numerically, the boundary conditions are

Your boundary conditions are not consistent with the ODE. Did you check?

Looking at this term in your ODE

 s = (1 - u*v[u])/(1 + u*v[u]);

Then you say one boundary condition is

 z = Sqrt[49/10];
 (v[(1 + z)/2] == -2/(1 + z)) // N

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Lets check what happens to s at the above boundary condition

 s /. {u -> (1 + z)/2, v[u] -> -2/(1 + z)}

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The same for the other boundary condition

 s /. {u -> (1 - z)/2, v[u] -> -2/(1 - z)}

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So you can not solve it even numerically unless you fix the boundary conditions.

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  • $\begingroup$ Thanks for the answer. :) It "seems" that the equation can be numerically solved with proper boundary conditions. If not, I will post the question. $\endgroup$
    – user35588
    Commented Apr 28, 2019 at 9:52

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