A numerical method for the one-dimensional Sine-Gordon equation

Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 833-844

  Bratsos, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Finite difference method; Predictor corrector; Sine Gordon equation; Soliton

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249120157     PISSN: 0749159X     EISSN: 10982426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/num.20292     Document Type: Article

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