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Polynomial spline collocation methods for the nonlinear Basset equation (English)
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1989
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The Basset equation is a weakly singular nonlinear Volterra integro- differential equation, which models the motion of a small particle in a turbulent fluid: \[ y'(t)=f(t,y(t))+\int^{t}_{0}(t-s)^{- \alpha}k(t,s,y'(s))ds,\quad t\in [0,T]. \] Due to the structure of the kernel smooth data f leads to a solution y which is not smooth at \(t=0\). Therefore standard algorithms like product integration methods exhibit poor convergence rates. The authors prove convergence results for spline approximations on nonuniform grids. While quasi-uniform grids don't give the desired convergence rates, using graded grids results in high order approximations. The grading exponent is chosen according to the smoothness of f and k. Numerical tests confirm the predicted convergence rates.
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Basset equation
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weakly singular nonlinear Volterra integro-differential equation
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turbulent fluid
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spline approximations
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nonuniform grids
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convergence rates
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grading exponent
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Numerical tests
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