Volume 34 • Number 1 • 2011   • Reproducing Kernel Method for Singular Fourth Order Four-Point Boundary Value Problems Xiuying Li and Boying Wu Abstract. This paper investigates the analytical approximate solutions of singular fourth order four-point boundary value problems using reproducing kernel method (RKM). The solution obtained by using the method takes the form of a convergent series with easily computable components. However, the RKM can not be used directly to solve singular fourth order four-point boundary value problems (BVPs), since there is no method of obtaining reproducing kernel (RK) satisfying four-point boundary conditions. The aim of this paper is to fill this gap. A method for obtaining RK satisfying four-point boundary conditions is proposed so that RKM can be used to solve singular fourth order four-point BVPs. Results of numerical examples demonstrate that the method is quite accurate and efficient for singular fourth order four-point BVPs. 2010 Mathematics Subject Classification: 34B10, 35G15, 34A25, 47B32. Full text: PDF