An implicit compact finite difference method for the fractional reaction-subdiffusion equation

  • Authors

    • Behnam Sepehrian Arak university
    • Mahboobeh Jabbari Arak university
    2014-11-26
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijamr.v3i4.3678
  • Compact finite difference scheme, Fourier analysis, Fractional reaction-subdiffusion equation, Solvability, Stability.

  • In this article, a high order implicit compact difference method for the fractional reaction-subdiffusion equation is presented. The difference scheme is unconditionally stable and the truncation error is of first order in time and forth order in space. A numerical example is included to demonstrate the validity of theoretical results and efficiency of the scheme.

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    Sepehrian, B., & Jabbari, M. (2014). An implicit compact finite difference method for the fractional reaction-subdiffusion equation. International Journal of Applied Mathematical Research, 3(4), 579-586. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijamr.v3i4.3678