Symplectic Finite Difference Approximations of the Nonlinear Klein-Gordon Equation

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1742-1760

  Duncan, D B ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite differences; Klein Gordon equation; Symplectic approximations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001686631     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036142993243106     Document Type: Article

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