A new 2- level compact off-step implicit method in exponential form for the solution of fourth order nonlinear parabolic equations (Q2696382)

The authors present a new 2-level implicit high accuracy numerical approximation in exponential form based on off-step discretization for one dimensional nonlinear parabolic equations. The method is based on off-step variable (or constant) mesh discretization and of order of accuracy two in time direction while three (or four) in space direction. A stability analysis of the proposed technique when applied to fourth order equation has been discussed. The method is applied to singular equations and extends its applications to the coupled Burgers' equation and nonlinear fourth order PDEs such as Fisher-Kolmogorov equations. Several numerical tests are presented to support the efficiency of the proposed method.