On the use of spectral methods for the numerical solution of stiff problems (Q1107287)

The authors consider some aspects of the applications of spectral methods to the numerical solutions of systems of stiff partial differential equations. It is shown that the technique of coordinate transform permits both to lower the stiffness of the problem and to keep the accuracy of the spectral calculation. Both the cases for the time dependent and time independent are discussed in details. Examples are given to illustrate the efficiency of the techniques presented in this paper.