A Linearized Second-Order Difference Scheme for the Nonlinear Time-Fractional Fourth-Order Reaction-Diffusion Equation

A Linearized Second-Order Difference Scheme for the Nonlinear Time-Fractional Fourth-Order Reaction-Diffusion Equation

Year:    2019

Author:    Rui Du, Hong Sun, Zhi-Zhong Sun, Rui Du

Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications, Vol. 12 (2019), Iss. 4 : pp. 1168–1190

Abstract

This paper presents a second-order linearized finite difference scheme for the nonlinear time-fractional fourth-order reaction-diffusion equation. The temporal Caputo derivative is approximated by $L2$-$1_\sigma$ formula with the approximation order of $\mathcal{O}(\tau^{3-\alpha}).$ The unconditional stability and convergence of the proposed scheme are proved by the discrete energy method. The scheme can achieve the global second-order numerical accuracy both in space and time. Three numerical examples are given to verify the numerical accuracy and efficiency of the difference scheme.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/nmtma.OA-2017-0144

Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications, Vol. 12 (2019), Iss. 4 : pp. 1168–1190

Published online:    2019-01

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Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    23

Keywords:    Fractional differential equation Caputo derivative high order equation nonlinear linearized difference scheme convergence stability.

Author Details

Rui Du

Hong Sun

Zhi-Zhong Sun

Rui Du