An Efficient Compact Difference Method for Temporal Fractional Subdiffusion Equations

In this paper, a high-order compact finite difference method is proposed for a class of temporal fractional subdiffusion equation. A numerical scheme for the equation has been derived to obtain 2-α in time and fourth-order in space. We improve the results by constructing a compact scheme of second-o...

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Main Authors: Lei Ren, Lei Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Advances in Mathematical Physics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3263589
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Summary:In this paper, a high-order compact finite difference method is proposed for a class of temporal fractional subdiffusion equation. A numerical scheme for the equation has been derived to obtain 2-α in time and fourth-order in space. We improve the results by constructing a compact scheme of second-order in time while keeping fourth-order in space. Based on the L2-1σ approximation formula and a fourth-order compact finite difference approximation, the stability of the constructed scheme and its convergence of second-order in time and fourth-order in space are rigorously proved using a discrete energy analysis method. Applications using two model problems demonstrate the theoretical results.
ISSN:1687-9120
1687-9139