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Long-time behavior of multi-step Finite Difference schemes with boundary via steepest descent and analytic combinatorics

Numerical Analysis 2026-03-24 v1 Numerical Analysis

Abstract

We demonstrate how steepest descent arguments and singularity analysis from analytic combinatorics allow for an accurate description of the behavior of linear numerical schemes -- including the notorious leap-frog scheme -- in presence of stable and unstable boundary conditions in the long-time limit.

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@article{arxiv.2603.21899,
  title  = {Long-time behavior of multi-step Finite Difference schemes with boundary via steepest descent and analytic combinatorics},
  author = {Thomas Bellotti and Tommaso Tenna},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.21899},
  year   = {2026}
}