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On the numerical solution of the diffusion equation subject to the specification of mass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

A. B. Gumel
Affiliation:
Faculty of Information Technology, University Telekom, 75450 Melaka, Malaysia.
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Abstract

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A parallel algorithm is developed for the numerical solution of the diffusion equation ut = uxx, 0 < x < t < T, subject to u(x, 0) = f(x), ux(X, t) = g(t) and the specification of mass .

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Research Article
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1999

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