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Finite-difference approximation for the u(k)-derivative with O(hM−k+1) accuracy: An analytical expression

✍ Scribed by Vadim Dubovsky; Alexander Yakhot


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
105 KB
Volume
22
Category
Article
ISSN
0749-159X

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Abstract

An approximation of function u(x) as a Taylor series expansion about a point x~0~ at M points x~i~, ∼ i = 1,2,…,M is used where x~i~ are arbitrary‐spaced. This approximation is a linear system for the derivatives u^(k)^ with an arbitrary accuracy. An analytical expression for the inverse matrix A^−1^ where A = [A~ik~] = ${1\over k!}$(x~i~ − x~0~)^k^ is found. A finite‐difference approximation of derivatives u^(k)^ of a given function u(x) at point x~0~ is derived in terms of the values u(x~i~). © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2006