A new approach to nonlinear partial differential equations

In this paper, a novel method called variational iteration method is proposed to solve nonlinear partial differential equations without linearization or small perturbations. In this method, a correction functional is constructed by a general Lagrange multiplier, which can be identified via variational theory. An analytical solution can be obtained from its trial-function with possible unknown constants, which can be identified by imposing the boundary conditions, by successively iteration.