Finite difference methods for the time fractional diffusion equation on non-uniform meshes

DOI10.1016/j.jcp.2014.02.008zbMath1349.65359OpenAlexW2088826361MaRDI QIDQ348991

Zhi-zhong Sun, Ya-nan Zhang, Hong-lin Liao

Publication date: 5 December 2016

Published in: Journal of Computational Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2014.02.008

zbMATH Keywords

stabilityconvergencefinite difference methodnon-uniform meshesfractional diffusion equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M06) Stability and convergence of numerical methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M12) Fractional partial differential equations (35R11)

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