A nonstandard finite difference scheme for a fisher PDE having nonlinear diffusion

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 429-436

  Mickens, R E ^a  

^a CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference methods; Fisher equation; Nonlinear diffusion; Nonstandard schemes; Numerical procedures

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; DIFFUSION; ECOLOGY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

NONLINEAR DIFFUSION;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 0037284570     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0898-1221(03)80028-7     Document Type: Article

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