Title
Stabilised approximation of interior-layer solutions of a singularly perturbed semilinear reaction–diffusion problem
Abstract
A semilinear reaction–diffusion two-point boundary value problem, whose second-order derivative is multiplied by a small positive parameter $${\varepsilon^2}$$, is considered. It can have multiple solutions. The numerical computation of solutions having interior transition layers is analysed. It is demonstrated that the accurate computation of such solutions is exceptionally difficult. To address this difficulty, we propose an artificial-diffusion stabilization. For both standard and stabilised finite difference methods on suitable Shishkin meshes, we prove existence and investigate the accuracy of computed solutions by constructing discrete sub- and super-solutions. Convergence results are deduced that depend on the relative sizes of $${\varepsilon}$$ and N, where N is the number of mesh intervals. Numerical experiments are given in support of these theoretical results. Practical issues in using Newton’s method to compute a discrete solution are discussed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1007/s00211-011-0395-y
Numerische Mathematik
Keywords
Field
DocType
diffusion problem,interior-layer solution,diffusion two-point boundary value,discrete sub,accurate computation,computed solution,interior transition layer,numerical experiment,semilinear reaction,artificial-diffusion stabilization,convergence result,discrete solution,stabilised approximation,numerical computation,mathematics
Convergence (routing),Boundary value problem,Mathematical optimization,Polygon mesh,Mathematical analysis,Finite difference method,Reaction–diffusion system,Mathematics,Computation
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
119
4
0945-3245
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.63
1
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Natalia Kopteva113022.08
Martin Stynes227357.87