Optimal by order convergence rates of a piecewise uniform grid for singularly perturbed equations of convection-diffusion type (Q1398529)

The author considers a Dirichlet problem for a linear elliptic partial differential equation on a rectangle. The original problem is approximated by a finite difference scheme. However, in the region where transition to the boundary layer takes place the matching between the meshes in the outer (big step) and inner (small step) regions is realised by a multi point transition scheme. The finite difference mesh in the boundary layer is chosen to be uniform in the perturbation parameter. Error estimates are derived for the approximate solution.