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These boundary conditions generate an approximation of O(h^2 + T) for any
(} if we agree to consider p 1 = p 2 = 1 and
/()- = f(O t + r) + μ^1 (t + r)
r ' 0.5 h '
But the same procedure works for (} = ~ and the boundary conditions (67),
making it possible to achieve O(h^2 + r^2 ). Eventually, by successive use of
the members
hf32
P2 = l+ 3
zp = f(x, t + r) + ~~ (J"(x, t + r) + /(x, t + r)),
we arrive at scheme ( 64) of accuracy 0( h^4 + r^2 ) and the error of approxi-
mation O((h^4 + r^2 )/h) at the nodes x = 0 and x = 1.
5.2 ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY
- p-stability. In studying various schemes for the heat conduction equa-
tion we have already mentioned that the simplest way of relaxation of the
stability condition connected with upper bounds on the step in time T is
the transition to implicit schemes. All of the implicit schemes with a weight
of the upper layer (} > () 0 , () 0 = ~ - ~ h^2 T-l, are stable. In particular, the
schemes with (} = ~ and (} = 1 are absolutely stable. At the final stage
of research the scientists are interested in the accuracy with which an ap-
proxi1nate solution to a differential equation could be found. It is natural
to try to reach a prescribed accuracy by carrying out the minimal possi-
ble number of computer operations (arithmetic and logic), that is, with