Romanian Reports in Physics, cilt.65, sa.1, ss.76-83, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
The Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) equation is one of the most universal models in nonlinear wave theory, which arises as a reduction of system with quadratic nonlinearity which admit weakly dispersive waves, in a paraxial wave approximation. In this paper the homotopy analysis method (HAM) is applied to obtain approximate solution of KP-II equation. The series solution is developed and the recurrence relations are given explicitly. The results obtained ensure that this method is capable for solving a larger number of nonlinear partial differential equation that have with the application in physics and engineering. Numerical solution obtained by HAM is compared with exact solution.