Error analysis of stabilized semi-implicit method of Allen-Cahn equation

Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1057-1070

  Yang, Xiaofeng ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Allen Cahn equation; Error analysis; Semi implicit methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149137085     PISSN: 15313492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/dcdsb.2009.11.1057     Document Type: Article

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