On the Order of Convergence of Solutions of a Difference Equation to a Solution of the Diffusion Equation

Mario Juncosa, David Young

ResearchPosted on rand.org 1953Published in: Journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, v. 1, no. 2, Dec. 1953, p. 111-135

The authors treated a special differential equation with very simple boundary conditions and considered one of many possible difference equations. The results may give an indication of the kind of results to be expected with more complicated problems.

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  • Copyright: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 1953
  • Pages: 25
  • Document Number: EP-195312-01

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