Title
A Fitted Scheme for a Caputo Initial-Boundary Value Problem.
Abstract
In this paper we consider an initial-boundary value problem with a Caputo time derivative of order \(\alpha \in (0,1)\). The solution typically exhibits a weak singularity near the initial time and this causes a reduction in the orders of convergence of standard schemes. To deal with this singularity, the solution is computed with a fitted difference scheme on a graded mesh. The convergence of this scheme is analysed using a discrete maximum principle and carefully chosen barrier functions. Sharp error estimates are proved, which show an enhancement in the convergence rate compared with the standard L1 approximation on uniform meshes, and also indicate an optimal choice for the mesh grading. This optimal mesh grading is less severe than the optimal grading for the standard L1 scheme. Furthermore, the dependence of the error on the final time forms part of our error estimate. Numerical experiments are presented which corroborate our theoretical results.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1007/s10915-017-0631-4
J. Sci. Comput.
Keywords
Field
DocType
Fractional differential equation, Caputo derivative, Weak singularity, Fitted scheme, Graded mesh
Convergence (routing),Boundary value problem,Maximum principle,Polygon mesh,Mathematical analysis,Singularity,Time derivative,Rate of convergence,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
76
1
0885-7474
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.47
3
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
j tornero l gracia1203.50
Eugene O'Riordan212019.17
Martin Stynes327357.87