Overlapping Schwarz waveform relaxation method for the solution of the forward-backward heat equation (Q2381626)

Numerical solutions of a forward-backward parabolic boundary value problem are studied in one space dimension. An iterative solution method over two subdomains is presented which is conceptually similar to the overlapping Schwarz waveform relaxation method, for the latter a theoretical convergence study is also presented. The idea is to compute the solution in each subdomain in space over the whole time interval. Transmission conditions of differential or integral type on the boundary then transmit the information to adjacent subdomains where the domains are overlapping or not. A finite difference formulation of the problem is given and numerical examples illustrate the properties of the method.