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On supraconvergence phenomenon for second order centered finite differences on non-uniform grids

Numerical Analysis 2020-02-20 v5 Numerical Analysis Classical Analysis and ODEs Classical Physics Computational Physics

Abstract

In the present study we consider an example of a boundary value problem for a simple second order ordinary differential equation, which may exhibit a boundary layer phenomenon. We show that usual central finite differences, which are second order accurate on a uniform grid, can be substantially upgraded to the fourth order by a suitable choice of the underlying non-uniform grid. This example is quite pedagogical and may give some ideas for more complex problems.

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@article{arxiv.1511.02770,
  title  = {On supraconvergence phenomenon for second order centered finite differences on non-uniform grids},
  author = {Gayaz Khakimzyanov and Denys Dutykh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.02770},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

26 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables, 37 references. Other author's papers can be downloaded at http://www.denys-dutykh.com/

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