An explicit finite difference method and a new von Neumann-type stability analysis for fractional diffusion equations

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1862-1874

  Yuste, S B ^a   Acedo, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Finite difference methods; Fractional diffusion equation; Parabolic integrodifferential equations; Von Neumann stability analysis

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DIFFUSION; INTEGRATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHODS; FORWARD TIME CENTERED SPACE (FTCS); FRACTIONAL DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; PARABOLIC INTEGRODIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; VON NEUMANN STABILITY ANALYSIS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

EID: 25444472344     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/030602666     Document Type: Article

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