Applications of Nonstandard Finite Difference Schemes
Applications of Nonstandard Finite Difference Schemes

Author: Ronald E. Mickens

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9789810241339

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The main purpose of this book is to provide a concise introduction to the methods and philosophy of constructing nonstandard finite difference schemes and illustrate how such techniques can be applied to several important problems. Chapter I gives an overview of the subject and summarizes previous work. Chapters 2 and 3 consider in detail the construction and numerical implementation of schemes for physical problems involving convection-diffusion-reaction equations, that arise in groundwater pollution and scattering of electromagnetic waves using Maxwell's equations. Chapter 4 examines certain mathematical issues related to the nonstandard discretization of competitive and cooperative models for ecology. The application chapters illustrate well the power of nonstandard methods. In particular, for the same accuracy as obtained by standard techniques, larger step sizes can be used. This volume will satisfy the needs of scientists, engineers, and mathematicians who wish to know how to construct nonstandard schemes and see how these are applied to obtain numerical solutions of the differential equations which arise in the study of nonlinear dynamical systems modeling important physical phenomena.

Nonstandard Finite Difference Schemes: Methodology And Applications
Nonstandard Finite Difference Schemes: Methodology And Applications

Author: Ronald E Mickens

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2020-11-11

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 981122255X

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This second edition of Nonstandard Finite Difference Models of Differential Equations provides an update on the progress made in both the theory and application of the NSFD methodology during the past two and a half decades. In addition to discussing details related to the determination of the denominator functions and the nonlocal discrete representations of functions of dependent variables, we include many examples illustrating just how this should be done.Of real value to the reader is the inclusion of a chapter listing many exact difference schemes, and a chapter giving NSFD schemes from the research literature. The book emphasizes the critical roles played by the 'principle of dynamic consistency' and the use of sub-equations for the construction of valid NSFD discretizations of differential equations.

Nonstandard Finite Difference Models of Differential Equations
Nonstandard Finite Difference Models of Differential Equations

Author: Ronald E. Mickens

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9810214588

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This book provides a clear summary of the work of the author on the construction of nonstandard finite difference schemes for the numerical integration of differential equations. The major thrust of the book is to show that discrete models of differential equations exist such that the elementary types of numerical instabilities do not occur. A consequence of this result is that in general bigger step-sizes can often be used in actual calculations and/or finite difference schemes can be constructed that are conditionally stable in many instances whereas in using standard techniques no such schemes exist. The theoretical basis of this work is centered on the concepts of ?exact? and ?best? finite difference schemes. In addition, a set of rules is given for the discrete modeling of derivatives and nonlinear expressions that occur in differential equations. These rules often lead to a unique nonstandard finite difference model for a given differential equation.

High Accuracy Non-centered Compact Difference Schemes For Fluid Dynamics Applications
High Accuracy Non-centered Compact Difference Schemes For Fluid Dynamics Applications

Author: Andrei I Tolstykh

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 1994-09-09

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9814502359

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This is the first book which describes completely the nontraditional difference schemes which combine the ideas of Padé-type approximation and upwind differencing. These possess some favorable properties and can be used to solve various problems in fluid dynamics and related disciplines. They were proposed by the author in the seventies and are extensively used in Russia. However, they seem to be relatively unknown outside the country. In this book, the author presents the theory of the schemes, to provide some sophisticated algorithms for different computational fluid dynamics problems, to supply readers with useful information which would permit them to construct a rich variety of algorithms of this type and to illustrate the applications of these methods to the numerical simulation of various fluid dynamics phenomena, ranging from supersonic viscous flows to some atmosphere and ocean processes. This book is an essential guide for anyone keenly interested in this field.

Advances In The Applications Of Nonstandard Finite Difference Schemes
Advances In The Applications Of Nonstandard Finite Difference Schemes

Author: Ronald E Mickens

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2005-10-25

Total Pages: 665

ISBN-13: 9814479861

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This volume provides a concise introduction to the methodology of nonstandard finite difference (NSFD) schemes construction and shows how they can be applied to the numerical integration of differential equations occurring in the natural, biomedical, and engineering sciences. These methods had their genesis in the work of Mickens in the 1990's and are now beginning to be widely studied and applied by other researchers. The importance of the book derives from its clear and direct explanation of NSFD in the introductory chapter along with a broad discussion of the future directions needed to advance the topic.

Finite Elements
Finite Elements

Author: Dietrich Braess

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2007-04-12

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 113946146X

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This definitive introduction to finite element methods was thoroughly updated for this 2007 third edition, which features important material for both research and application of the finite element method. The discussion of saddle-point problems is a highlight of the book and has been elaborated to include many more nonstandard applications. The chapter on applications in elasticity now contains a complete discussion of locking phenomena. The numerical solution of elliptic partial differential equations is an important application of finite elements and the author discusses this subject comprehensively. These equations are treated as variational problems for which the Sobolev spaces are the right framework. Graduate students who do not necessarily have any particular background in differential equations, but require an introduction to finite element methods will find this text invaluable. Specifically, the chapter on finite elements in solid mechanics provides a bridge between mathematics and engineering.

Finite Difference Methods for Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
Finite Difference Methods for Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations

Author: Randall J. LeVeque

Publisher: SIAM

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780898717839

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This book introduces finite difference methods for both ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and partial differential equations (PDEs) and discusses the similarities and differences between algorithm design and stability analysis for different types of equations. A unified view of stability theory for ODEs and PDEs is presented, and the interplay between ODE and PDE analysis is stressed. The text emphasizes standard classical methods, but several newer approaches also are introduced and are described in the context of simple motivating examples.

Advances in the Applications of Nonstandard Finite Diffference Schemes
Advances in the Applications of Nonstandard Finite Diffference Schemes

Author: Ronald E. Mickens

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 668

ISBN-13: 9812564047

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This volume provides a concise introduction to the methodology of nonstandard finite difference (NSFD) schemes construction and shows how they can be applied to the numerical integration of differential equations occurring in the natural, biomedical, and engineering sciences. These methods had their genesis in the work of Mickens in the 1990's and are now beginning to be widely studied and applied by other researchers. The importance of the book derives from its clear and direct explanation of NSFD in the introductory chapter along with a broad discussion of the future directions needed to advance the topic.

Numerical Approximation of Partial Differential Equations
Numerical Approximation of Partial Differential Equations

Author: Sören Bartels

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-06-02

Total Pages: 541

ISBN-13: 3319323547

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Finite element methods for approximating partial differential equations have reached a high degree of maturity, and are an indispensible tool in science and technology. This textbook aims at providing a thorough introduction to the construction, analysis, and implementation of finite element methods for model problems arising in continuum mechanics. The first part of the book discusses elementary properties of linear partial differential equations along with their basic numerical approximation, the functional-analytical framework for rigorously establishing existence of solutions, and the construction and analysis of basic finite element methods. The second part is devoted to the optimal adaptive approximation of singularities and the fast iterative solution of linear systems of equations arising from finite element discretizations. In the third part, the mathematical framework for analyzing and discretizing saddle-point problems is formulated, corresponding finte element methods are analyzed, and particular applications including incompressible elasticity, thin elastic objects, electromagnetism, and fluid mechanics are addressed. The book includes theoretical problems and practical projects for all chapters, and an introduction to the implementation of finite element methods.

A Combination of Geometry Theorem Proving and Nonstandard Analysis with Application to Newton’s Principia
A Combination of Geometry Theorem Proving and Nonstandard Analysis with Application to Newton’s Principia

Author: Jacques Fleuriot

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2001-06-08

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781852334666

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Sir Isaac Newton's philosophi Naturalis Principia Mathematica'(the Principia) contains a prose-style mixture of geometric and limit reasoning that has often been viewed as logically vague. In A Combination of Geometry Theorem Proving and Nonstandard Analysis, Jacques Fleuriot presents a formalization of Lemmas and Propositions from the Principia using a combination of methods from geometry and nonstandard analysis. The mechanization of the procedures, which respects much of Newton's original reasoning, is developed within the theorem prover Isabelle. The application of this framework to the mechanization of elementary real analysis using nonstandard techniques is also discussed.