On the numerical solution of the Klein-Gordon equation

Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 939-951

  Bratsos, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Finite difference method; Klein gordon equation; Predictor corrector; Soliton

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849133137     PISSN: 0749159X     EISSN: 10982426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/num.20383     Document Type: Article

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