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Initial-Boundary Value Problem for the heat equation - A stochastic algorithm

Probability 2016-10-14 v1

Abstract

The Initial-Boundary Value Problem for the heat equation is solved by using a new algorithm based on a random walk on heat balls. Even if it represents a sophisticated generalization of the Walk on Spheres (WOS) algorithm introduced to solve the Dirich-let problem for Laplace's equation, its implementation is rather easy. The definition of the random walk is based on a new mean value formula for the heat equation. The convergence results and numerical examples permit to emphasize the efficiency and accuracy of the algorithm.

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@article{arxiv.1610.03963,
  title  = {Initial-Boundary Value Problem for the heat equation - A stochastic algorithm},
  author = {Madalina Deaconu and Samuel Herrmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.03963},
  year   = {2016}
}
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