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In this paper, a numerical method with second order temporal accuracy and fourth order spatial accuracy is developed to solve a anomalous subdiffusion equation; by Fourier analysis, the convergence, stability and solvability of the numerical method are analyzed; the theoretical results are strongly supported by the numerical experiment.
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Chen, Y., Chen, CM. Numerical method with high order accuracy for solving a anomalous subdiffusion equation. Numer Algor 72, 687–703 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11075-015-0062-y
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Keywords
- Anomalous subdiffusion equation
- Numerical method with high order accuracy
- Convergence
- Stability
- Solvability
- Fourier analysis