Enhanced Nonlinear Solvers for Shear-Dependent Viscosity Models in Fluid Dynamics

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1 Department of Physics, Institute of Applied Science and Humanities, GLA University, Mathura 281406, India

2 Department of Physics, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

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Nonlinear constitutive relations arise frequently in fluid mechanics, especially in flows of complex or non-Newtonian fluids where viscosity depends on deformation rates. This paper develops and analyzes a robust solution strategy for a representative nonlinear equation obtained from the steady, fully-developed flow of a shear-thinning fluid in a channel. The governing equation reduces to a nonlinear ordinary differential equation whose nonlinearity couples momentum transport with a rate-dependent effective viscosity. We introduce a hybrid fixed-point and Newton correction scheme, prove its convergence properties under physically realistic conditions, and evaluate its performance against standard iterative methods. The proposed approach shows significant improvements in convergence speed and stability, particularly in regimes where classical Newton iteration fails due to strong degeneracy in the viscosity law.

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Analytical and Numerical Solutions for Nonlinear Equations
Volume 10, Issue 2
December 2025
Pages 191-199

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  • Receive Date: 17 November 2025
  • Accept Date: 16 December 2025
  • Publish Date: 30 December 2025

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