Computational methods for time-periodic solutions of singular semilinear parabolic problems (Q808653)

Using the method of alternating bounds and the Picard method, existence and uniqueness of time-periodic solutions of a class of singular semilinear parabolic problems are established. The authors' technique allows one to determine, for these two methods, the number of iterations and the number of terms retained (after truncating the infinite series) in each iterate such that the approximate solution is within the degree of accuracy desired. Under additional assumptions, the authors are able to improve the rate of convergence so that the number of terms in each iterate may be reduced without diminishing the degree of accuracy.