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Self-similarly corrected Pade approximants for nonlinear equations

We consider the problem of finding approximate analytical solutions for nonlinear equations typical of physics applications. The emphasis is on the modification of the method of Padé approximants that are known to provide the best approximation for the class of rational functions, but do not provide sufficient accuracy or cannot be applied at all for those nonlinear problems, whose solutions exhibit behaviour characterized by irrational functions. In order to improve the accuracy, we suggest a method of self-similarly corrected Padé approximants, taking into account irrational functional behaviour. The idea of the method is in representing the sought solution as a product of two factors, one of which is given by a self-similar root approximant, responsible for irrational functional behaviour, and the other being a Padé approximant corresponding to a rational function. The efficiency of the method is illustrated by constructing very accurate solutions for nonlinear differential equations. A thorough investigation is given proving that the suggested method is more accurate than the method of standard Padé approximants.