Relative and absolute error control in a finite-difference method solution of Poisson's equation

DOI10.1080/0020739X.2011.622800zbMath1257.97010MaRDI QIDQ4900150

J. S. C. Prentice

Publication date: 14 January 2013

Published in: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739x.2011.622800

zbMATH Keywords

Poisson's equation; error control; finite-difference methods; partial differential equations; relative error; absolute error

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

65M06: Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs

65M15: Error bounds for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs

97N40: Numerical analysis (educational aspects)

97I70: Functional equations (educational aspects)

Cites Work

• A Fast Direct Solution of Poisson's Equation Using Fourier Analysis