Spurious Behavior for a Numerical Scheme of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations
Author: Vadillo F.
Source: Journal of Computational Physics, Volume 121, Number 1, October 1995 , pp. 94-101(0)
Publisher: Academic Press
Abstract:
In this paper we investigate finite difference approximations of nonlinear elliptic equations of the form
u |
(u | up) 0 in three dimensions, where
is a positive parameter. We show the existence of spurious solution branches, these solutions are spurious in the sense that they are not solutions of the differential problem. We also construct a modified problem describing the behaviour of numerical solutions, so the finite difference method may be regarded as an approximation of the modified problem. We present the results of some numerical experiments to substantiate our claims.Copyright 1995, 1999 Academic Press
Language: English
Document Type: Research article
Affiliations: Departmento de Matematica Aplicada y Estadística e I. O., Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain:

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