Adaptive stochastic numerical scheme in parallel random walk models for transport problems in shallow water

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 50, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1177-1187

  Charles, W M ^a   van den Berg, E ^b   Lin, H X ^b   Heemink, A W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b Department of Microelectronics   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Parallel processing; Random walk model; Speed up; Stochastic differential equation; Variable step size; Wiener processes

Indexed keywords

PARALLEL PROCESSING; RANDOM WALK MODEL; SPEED UP; STOCHASTIC DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION; VARIABLE STEP SIZE; WIENER PROCESSES;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; POLLUTION; SIMULATORS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 69249213988     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2009.05.034     Document Type: Article

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