Gegenbauer wavelet quasi‐linearization method for solving fractional population growth model in a closed system.

In this article, a novel collocation method is developed based on Gegenbauer wavelets together with the quasi‐linearization technique to facilitate the solution of population growth model of fractional order in a closed system. The operational matrices of fractional order integration are obtained via block‐pulse functions. The obtained matrices are employed to transform the given time‐fractional population growth model into a non‐linear system of algebraic equations. Then, the quasi‐linearization technique is invoked to convert the underlying equations to a linear system of equations. The performance and accuracy of the proposed method is elucidated by a presenting a comparison with some numerical methods existing in the open literature. The numerical outcomes shows that the present method is more efficient than the existing ones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]