Numerical solution of parabolic equations by the box scheme

<p>The box scheme proposed by H. B. Keller is a numerical method for solving parabolic partial differential equations. We give a convergence proof of this scheme for the heat equation, for a linear parabolic system, and for a class of nonlinear parabolic equations. Von Neumann stability is sh...

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Main Author: Fong, Kirby William
Format: Others
Published: 1973
Online Access:https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/7571/1/Fong-kw-1973.pdf
Fong, Kirby William (1973) Numerical solution of parabolic equations by the box scheme. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/SV2E-JZ49. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04012013-103558891 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04012013-103558891>
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Summary:<p>The box scheme proposed by H. B. Keller is a numerical method for solving parabolic partial differential equations. We give a convergence proof of this scheme for the heat equation, for a linear parabolic system, and for a class of nonlinear parabolic equations. Von Neumann stability is shown to hold for the box scheme combined with the method of fractional steps to solve the two-dimensional heat equation. Computations were performed on Burgers' equation with three different initial conditions, and Richardson extrapolation is shown to be effective.</p>