Collocation Approximation to Eigenvalues of an Ordinary Differential Equation: Numerical Illustrations.

Abstract

We display the numerical results associated with the collocation of three eigenvalue problems using from one to four Gauss points per partition interval in order to document the sharpness of the error bounds we have previously obtained. The ordinary differential operators involved are real with constant coefficients; two of the problems have an eigenvalue whose ascent exceeds one. We propose an explanation for the observed manner in which a set of simple approximate eigenvalues can approach a single multiple eigenvalue. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA089633

Entities

People

  • Blair Swartz
  • Carl R. de Boor

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arithmetic
  • Coefficients
  • Complex Numbers
  • Computers
  • Difference Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Eigenvalues
  • Eigenvectors
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Mathematics
  • Numbers
  • Polynomials
  • Real Variables
  • Sequences
  • Theorems
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Theoretical Analysis.