Spline Approximation and Difference Schemes for the Heat Equation.

Abstract

It is proved that the spline approximation by Galerkin's method of the solution of the initial-value problem for the heat equation can be considered as the successive application of an associated finite difference operator and a spline interpolation operator. If the splines considered are of order mu, the finite difference operator is parabolic and accurate of order 2mu - 2. Some consequences of this fact are discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0748774

Entities

People

  • Vidar Thomee

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Interpolation
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Partial Differential Equations

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis