A computational study of the discretization error in the solution of the Spencer-Lewis equation by doubling applied to the upwind finite- difference approximation (Q1206581)

This paper is a comprehensive study of the discretization error associated with the upwind finite difference method when applied to a model solution of the Spencer-Lewis equation. This model leads to a system of 2 differential equations for \(u\) and \(v\) which are the angular fluxes of right moving and left moving electrons respectively. The derivatives are in terms of the one-dimensional co-ordinate \(z\) and the electron energy \(E\). A set of conditions is deduced from this study, for the reduction of the error.