A finite difference scheme for the heat conduction equation (Q802291)

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A finite difference scheme for the heat conduction equation
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    A finite difference scheme for the heat conduction equation (English)
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    A symmetrical semi-implicit difference scheme is formulated for the heat conduction equation. The scheme is easy to code, fast and quite accurate. The advantage of the scheme appears mainly when used for large, complicated, multidimensional grids and for nonlinear problems.
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    heat transfer
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    radiation transfer
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    hydrostatical equilibrium
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    stellar evolution programs
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    symmetrical semi-implicit difference scheme
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