Analytical and Numerical Solutions of the Riccati Equation Using the Method of Variation of Parameters. Application to Population Dynamics

Abstract

This work presents new approximate analytical solutions for the Riccati equation (RE) resulting from the application of the method of variation of parameters. The original equation is solved using another RE explicitly dependent on the independent variable. The solutions obtained are easy to implement and highly applicable, which is confirmed by solving several examples corresponding to REs whose solution is known, as well as optimizing the method to determine the density of the members that make up a population. In this way, new perspectives are open in the study of the phenomenon of pattern formation.