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Numerical integration of the RLW equation using cubic splines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

Dursun Irk
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Türkiye; email: ogumath@yahoo.com.
İdris Dağ
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Engineering, Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Türkiye; e-mail: idag@ogu.edu.tr.
Abdülkadir Doğan
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Niğde University, Niğde, Türkiye.
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Abstract

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A numerical solution of the RLW equation is presented using a cubic spline collocation method. Basic cubic spline relations are outlined and incorporated into the numerical solution procedure. Two test problems are studied to show the robustness of the proposed procedure.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 2005

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