A Modified Equation Approach to Selecting a Nonstandard Finite Difference Scheme Applied to the Regularized Long Wave Equation

E. Momoniat

Abstract and Applied Analysis, 2014, vol. 2014, 1-14

Abstract:

Two nonstandard finite difference schemes are derived to solve the regularized long wave equation. The criteria for choosing the “best†nonstandard approximation to the nonlinear term in the regularized long wave equation come from considering the modified equation. The two “best†nonstandard numerical schemes are shown to preserve conserved quantities when compared to an implicit scheme in which the nonlinear term is approximated in the usual way. Comparisons to the single solitary wave solution show significantly better results, measured in the and norms, when compared to results obtained using a Petrov-Galerkin finite element method and a splitted quadratic B-spline collocation method. The growth in the error when simulating the single solitary wave solution using the two “best†nonstandard numerical schemes is shown to be linear implying the nonstandard finite difference schemes are conservative. The formation of an undular bore for both steep and shallow initial profiles is captured without the formation of numerical instabilities.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1155/2014/754543

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