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An implicit finite difference method with non-uniform timesteps for solving the fractional diffusion equation in the Caputo form is proposed. The method allows one to build adaptive methods where the size of the timesteps is adjusted to the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-06-28 Santos B. Yuste , Joaquín Quintana-Murillo

In this paper, we propose a new adaptation of the D-iteration algorithm to numerically solve the differential equations. This problem can be reinterpreted in 2D or 3D (or higher dimensions) as a limit of a diffusion process where the…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2012-04-25 Dohy Hong

Diffusion is the macroscopic manifestation of disordered molecular motion. Mathematically, diffusion equations are partial differential equations describing the fluid-like large-scale dynamics of parcels of molecules. Spatially…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-10-26 F. Sattin , A. Bonato , L. Salasnich

We discuss alternative iteration methods for differential equations. We provide a convergence proof for exactly solvable examples and show more convenient formulas for nontrivial problems.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Paolo Amore , Hakan Ciftci , Francisco M. Fernandez

We present a numerical approximation method for linear diffusion-reaction problems with possibly discontinuous Dirichlet boundary conditions. The solution of such problems can be represented as a linear combination of explicitly known…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-07-05 Ramona Baumann , Thomas P. Wihler

The fast diffusion equation is analyzed on a bounded domain with Dirichlet boundary conditions, for which solutions are known to extinct in finite time. We construct invariant manifolds that provide a finite-dimensional approximation near…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-04-02 Beomjun Choi , Christian Seis

We develop a fully discrete scheme for time-fractional diffusion equations by using a finite difference method in time and a finite element method in space. The fractional derivatives are used in Caputo sense. Stability and error estimates…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-08-05 Moulay Rchid Sidi Ammi , Ismail Jamiai , Delfim F. M. Torres

We propose a new fully-discretized finite difference scheme for a quantum diffusion equation, in both one and two dimensions. This is the first fully-discretized scheme with proven positivity-preserving and energy stable properties using…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-10 Xiaokai Huo , Hailiang Liu

In this paper, the existence, uniqueness and dependence on initial value of solution for a singular diffusion equation with nonlinear boundary condition are discussed. It is proved that there exists a unique global smooth solution which…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-04-07 Jiaqing Pan

Following the usual definition of $\lambda$-symmetries of differential equations, we introduce the analogous concept for difference equations and apply it to some examples.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-03-17 D. Levi , M. A. Rodriguez

I prove that a centre manifold approach to creating finite difference models will consistently model linear dynamics as the grid spacing becomes small. Using such tools of dynamical systems theory gives new assurances about the quality of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-20 A. J. Roberts

Differential equations need boundary conditions (BC's) for their solution. It is commonly acknowledged that differential equations and BC's are representative of independent physical processes, and no correlations between them is required.…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-08-01 F. Sattin , D. F. Escande

Discretization is a fundamental step in numerical analysis for the problems described by differential equations, and the difference between the continuous model and discrete model is one of the most important problems. In this paper, we…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-09-03 Fumihiko Hirosawa

This article is devoted to the simultaneous resolution of three inverse problems, among the most important formulation of inverse problems for partial differential equations, stated for some class of diffusion equations from a single…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-06-16 Yavar Kian

We focus on open questions regarding the uniqueness of distributional solutions of the fast diffusion equation (FDE) with a given source term. When the source is sufficiently smooth, the uniqueness follows from standard results. Assuming…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-01-29 Marek Fila , Petra Macková

We propose finite difference methods for degenerate fully nonlinear elliptic equations and prove the convergence of the schemes. Our focus is on the pure equation and a related free boundary problem of transmission type. The cornerstone of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-04 Edgard A. Pimentel , Ercília Sousa

Multivector fields and differential forms at the continuum level have respectively two commutative associative products, a third composition product between them and various operators like $\partial$, $d$ and $*$ which are used to describe…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-11-17 R. Lawrence , N. Ranade , D. Sullivan

We discuss algorithms applicable to the numerical solution of second-order ordinary differential equations by finite-differences. We make particular reference to the solution of the dissipative particle dynamics fluid model, and present…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-08-31 Keir E. Novik , Peter V. Coveney

The present work provides a critical assessment of numerical solutions of the space-fractional diffusion-advection equation, which is of high significance for applications in various natural sciences. In view of the fact that, in contrast…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2014-10-27 Robin Stern , Frederic Effenberger , Horst Fichtner , Tobias Schaefer

We provide elementary and accurate numerical solutions to the differential-difference equation, which improves an explicit version of the linear sieve given by Nathanson.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-07-28 Matteo Bordignon