Variable Step-Size Implicit-Explicit Linear Multistep Methods for Time-Dependent Partial Differential Equations
Year: 2008
Journal of Computational Mathematics, Vol. 26 (2008), Iss. 6 : pp. 838–855
Abstract
Implicit-explicit (IMEX) linear multistep methods are popular techniques for solving partial differential equations (PDEs) with terms of different types. While fixed time-step versions of such schemes have been developed and studied, implicit-explicit schemes also naturally arise in general situations where the temporal smoothness of the solution changes. In this paper we consider easily implementable variable step-size implicit-explicit (VSIMEX) linear multistep methods for time-dependent PDEs. Families of order-$p$, $p$-step VSIMEX schemes are constructed and analyzed, where $p$ ranges from 1 to 4. The corresponding schemes are simple to implement and have the property that they reduce to the classical IMEX schemes whenever constant time step-sizes are imposed. The methods are validated on the Burgers' equation. These results demonstrate that by varying the time step-size, VSIMEX methods can outperform their fixed time step counterparts while still maintaining good numerical behavior.
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/2008-JCM-8663
Journal of Computational Mathematics, Vol. 26 (2008), Iss. 6 : pp. 838–855
Published online: 2008-01
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Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 18
Keywords: Implicit-explicit (IMEX) linear multistep methods Variable step-size Zero-stability Burgers' equation.