Compact finite difference method for the fractional diffusion equation

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 228, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 7792-7804

  Cui, Mingrong ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Compact scheme; Convergence; Finite difference; Fourier analysis; Fractional diffusion equation; Pad approximant; Stability

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

APPROXIMANTS; COMPACT FINITE DIFFERENCES; COMPACT SCHEMES; CONVERGENCE; FINITE DIFFERENCE; FINITE-DIFFERENCE METHODS; FOURIER'S ANALYSIS; FRACTIONAL DIFFUSION EQUATION; HIGH-ORDER COMPACT FINITE DIFFERENCE SCHEMES; PADÉ APPROXIMANT;

FOURIER ANALYSIS;

EID: 69049086472     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2009.07.021     Document Type: Article

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