A finite difference scheme for some nonlinear diffusion equations in an absorbing medium: Support splitting phenomena

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 945-964

  Nakaki, Tatsuyuki ^a   Tomoeda, Kenji ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Difference scheme; Finite extinction; Interface; Nonlinear diffusion; Support splitting

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

NONLINEAR DIFFUSION EQUATIONS;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 0038718896     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036142900380303     Document Type: Article

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