A second-order finite-difference method for the Falkner--Skan equation

DOI10.1016/J.AMC.2003.06.020zbMath1108.76048OpenAlexW2028128678MaRDI QIDQ1888540

Asai Asaithambi

Publication date: 23 November 2004

Published in: Applied Mathematics and Computation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2003.06.020

zbMATH Keywords

Coordinate transformationFalkner--Skan equationSecond-order accuracyFinite-difference

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite difference methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M20) Boundary-layer theory, separation and reattachment, higher-order effects (76D10) Finite difference methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N06)

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