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Iterative solution of quasilinear parabolic equations by parabolic equations with constant coefficients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

John E. Lavery
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Abstract

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A method for solving quasilinear parabolic equations of the types

that differs radically from previously known methods is proposed. For each initial-boundary-value problem of one of these types that has boundary conditions of the first kind (second kind), a conjugate initial-boundary-value problem of the other type that has boundary conditions of the second kind (first kind) is defined. Based on the relations connecting the solutions of a pair of conjugate problems, a series of parabolic equations with constant coefficients that do not change step to step is constructed. The method proposed consists in calculating the solutions of the equations of this series. It is shown to have linear convergence. Results of a series of numerical experiments in a finite-difference setting show that one particular implementation of the proposed method has a smaller domain of convergence than Newton's method but that it sometimes converges faster within that domain.

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Research Article
Information
The ANZIAM Journal , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , October 1982 , pp. 203 - 222
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1982

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