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We propose a parallel algorithm for the numerical solution of a class of second order semi-linear equations coming from stochastic optimal control problems, by means of a dynamic domain decomposition technique. The new method is an…
We introduce a numerical method, based on finite elements and lattice gauge theory, to compute approximate solutions to Schr\"odinger and Pauli equations. The crucial geometric property of the method is discrete gauge invariance. The main…
An asymptotic interation method for solving second-order homogeneous linear differential equations of the form y'' = lambda(x) y' + s(x) y is introduced, where lambda(x) \neq 0 and s(x) are C-infinity functions. Applications to Schroedinger…
The method of parameter variation for linear differential equations is extended to classes of second order nonlinear differential equations. This allows to reduce the latter to first order differential equations. Known classical equations…
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In this paper we study the existence of continuous solutions and their constructions for a second order iterative functional equation, which involves iterate of the unknown function and a nonlinear term. Imposing Lipschitz conditions to…
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Using the only admissible rank-two realisations of the Lie algebra of the affine group in one dimension in terms of the Lie algebra of Lie symmetries of the Ermakov-Pinney (EP) equation, some classes of second order nonlinear ordinary…
We introduce the degenerate Bernoulli numbers of the second kind as a degenerate version of the Bernoulli numbers of the second kind. We derive a family of nonlinear differential equations satisfied by a function closely related to the…
We provide the details of an implementation of Fourier techniques for solving second-order linear partial differential equations (with constant coefficients) using a computer algebra system. The general Sturm-Liouville problem for the heat,…
The Numerov method for linear second-order differential equations is generalized to include equations containing a first derivative term. The method presented has the same degree of accuracy as the ordinary Numerov sixth-order method. A…
We construct an explicit solution of the Cauchy initial value problem for certain diffusion-type equations with variable coefficients on the entire real line. The corresponding Green function (heat kernel) is given in terms of elementary…
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