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Non-standard finite difference methods in dynamical systems
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2009.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/26259 Non-standard finite difference methods in dynamical systems Lubuma, Jean M.-S. pkama@mailbox.co.za Kama, Phumezile Non-standard finite difference methods Dynamical systems UCTD Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2009. This thesis analyses numerical methods used in finding solutions of diferential equations. Numerical methods are viewed as discrete dynamical systems that give useful information on continuous dynamical systems defined by systems of (ordinary) diferential equations. We analyse non-standard finite difference schemes that have no spurious fixed-points compared to the dynamical system under consideration, the linear stability/instability property of the fixed-points being the same for both the discrete and continuous systems. We obtain a sharper condition for the elementary stability of the schemes. For more complex dynamical systems which are dissipative, we design schemes that replicate this property. Furthermore, we investigate the impact of the above analysis on the numerical solution of partial differential equations. We specifically focus on reaction-diffusion equations that arise in many fields of engineering and applied sciences. Often their solutions enjoy the follow- ing essential properties: Stability/instability of the fixed points for the space independent equation, the conservation of energy for the stationary equation, and boundedness and positivity. We design new non-standard finite diference schemes which replicate these properties. Our construction make use of three strategies: the renormalization of the denominator of the discrete derivative, non-local approximation of the nonlinear terms and simple functional relation between step sizes. Numerical results that support the theory are provided. Copyright Mathematics and Applied Mathematics unrestricted 2013-09-07T04:16:29Z 2009-10-26 2013-09-07T04:16:29Z 2009-09-02 2009-10-26 2009-07-13 Thesis Kama, P 2009, Non-standard finite difference methods in dynamical systems, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26259 > C204/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26259 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07132009-163422/ © 2009, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Non-standard finite difference methods Dynamical systems UCTD Non-standard finite difference methods in dynamical systems |
| title | Non-standard finite difference methods in dynamical systems |
| title_full | Non-standard finite difference methods in dynamical systems |
| title_fullStr | Non-standard finite difference methods in dynamical systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-standard finite difference methods in dynamical systems |
| title_short | Non-standard finite difference methods in dynamical systems |
| title_sort | non standard finite difference methods in dynamical systems |
| topic | Non-standard finite difference methods Dynamical systems UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26259 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07132009-163422/ |