A numerical algorithm for the solution of telegraph equations (Q2383811)

The paper describes a numerical approximation for the nonlinear telegraph equation, a second-order hyperbolic partial differential equation. The scheme uses Rothe's method for time discretization, and a Galerkin method with scaling functions as test and trial functions for space discretization. Compactly supported Daubechies scaling functions are used. The corresponding connection coefficients are computed to evaluate the nonlinear terms in coefficient space and error estimates are given. Finally numerical results are presented in one space dimension using Daubechies scaling functions of order 6.