A unifying framework for compact fourth–order finite difference and spline collocation methods for one–dimensional steady and unsteady convection–diffusion problems
摘要
In this expository paper, finite difference methods and optimal quadratic and cubic spline collocation schemes for solving both second–order two–point boundary value problems and for the spatial discretization of parabolic initial–boundary value problems are presented in a novel unifying format. In each case Dirichlet, Neumann and periodic boundary conditions are considered. The methods are compact, requiring the solution of tridiagonal linear systems The results of numerical experiments demonstrate their efficacy.