A mode elimination technique to improve convergence of iteration methods for finding solitary waves

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 226, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1693-1709

  Lakoba, T I ^a   Yang, J ^a  

^a University of Vermont ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence acceleration; Iteration methods; Nonlinear evolution equations; Solitary waves

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; ITERATIVE METHODS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

CONVERGENCE ACCELERATION; CONVERGENCE RATES; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; ELIMINATION TECHNIQUES; HAMILTONIAN'S EQUATIONS; ITERATION METHOD; NONLINEAR EVOLUTION EQUATION; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; SLOW CONVERGENCES; TIME EVOLUTIONS;

SOLITONS;

EID: 34548692072     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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