PROPAGATION AND STABILITY OF WAVELIKE SOLUTIONS OF FINITE-DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS WITH VARIABLE-COEFFICIENTS

An asymptotic approach is used to analyze the propagation and dissipation of wavelike solutions to finite difference equations. It is shown that to first order the amplitude of a wave is convected at the local group velocity and varies in magnitude if the coefficients of the finite difference equati...

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Main Authors: Giles, M, Thompkins, W
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1985
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description An asymptotic approach is used to analyze the propagation and dissipation of wavelike solutions to finite difference equations. It is shown that to first order the amplitude of a wave is convected at the local group velocity and varies in magnitude if the coefficients of the finite difference equation vary. Asymptotic boundary conditions coupling the amplitudes of different wave solutions are also derived. Equations are derived for the motion of wavepackets and their interaction at boundaries. Comparison with numerical experiments demonstrates the success and limitations of the asymptotic approach. Finally, a global stability analysis is developed. © 1985.
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spelling oxford-uuid:9da0e56e-986c-4c60-a68b-1ab23c667f862022-03-27T00:44:19ZPROPAGATION AND STABILITY OF WAVELIKE SOLUTIONS OF FINITE-DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS WITH VARIABLE-COEFFICIENTSJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:9da0e56e-986c-4c60-a68b-1ab23c667f86EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1985Giles, MThompkins, WAn asymptotic approach is used to analyze the propagation and dissipation of wavelike solutions to finite difference equations. It is shown that to first order the amplitude of a wave is convected at the local group velocity and varies in magnitude if the coefficients of the finite difference equation vary. Asymptotic boundary conditions coupling the amplitudes of different wave solutions are also derived. Equations are derived for the motion of wavepackets and their interaction at boundaries. Comparison with numerical experiments demonstrates the success and limitations of the asymptotic approach. Finally, a global stability analysis is developed. © 1985.
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PROPAGATION AND STABILITY OF WAVELIKE SOLUTIONS OF FINITE-DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS WITH VARIABLE-COEFFICIENTS
title PROPAGATION AND STABILITY OF WAVELIKE SOLUTIONS OF FINITE-DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS WITH VARIABLE-COEFFICIENTS
title_full PROPAGATION AND STABILITY OF WAVELIKE SOLUTIONS OF FINITE-DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS WITH VARIABLE-COEFFICIENTS
title_fullStr PROPAGATION AND STABILITY OF WAVELIKE SOLUTIONS OF FINITE-DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS WITH VARIABLE-COEFFICIENTS
title_full_unstemmed PROPAGATION AND STABILITY OF WAVELIKE SOLUTIONS OF FINITE-DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS WITH VARIABLE-COEFFICIENTS
title_short PROPAGATION AND STABILITY OF WAVELIKE SOLUTIONS OF FINITE-DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS WITH VARIABLE-COEFFICIENTS
title_sort propagation and stability of wavelike solutions of finite difference equations with variable coefficients
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