Difference schemes for the equation of vibrations of a string 367
Here the approximation error for the boundary conditions is a quantity
O(h^2 + r^2 ) if
<p=f(x,t),
The forthcoming substitutions
h2
O"=- 12 r-?+iT, iT =canst ,
h f31
P1 = 1 + -3-'
h^2 II
<p = f(x, t) + 12 f ,
h^2 .. (t)
V1(t) = μ1(t) + 6 ( μ^12 + f'(O, t) - f31 f(O, t))'
( ( h
2
V2 i) = μ2 i) + B ( μ2 ( i) / ( )
2
- f l, i) - f32 f(l, i)
are best suited for the design of the scheme of accuracy O(h^4 + r^2 ) approxi-
mating the initial equation at the nodes x = 0 and x = 1 to 0( ( h^4 + r^2 ) / h)
and the boundary conditions to O(h^4 + r^2 ).
- Stability analysis. We now investigate the stability of scheme ( 4) with
respect to initial data in the case of hon1ogeneous boundary conditions and
zero right-hand side of the equation. A reasonable statement of the problem
lS
( 4a)
Yo= YN = 0, y(x, 0) = u 0 (x),
On the same grounds as before, we look for its solution by the method
of separation of vahables, still using the framework of Section 1.4 where
particular solutions are sought as a product y(x,t) = X(x)T(t) "/:- 0. Sub-
stitution of y = X Tinto equation ( 4a) gives
(9)
A)<.
x
Putting these together with the boundary conditions y 0 = YN = 0 we set
up the eigenvalue problem for ,Y(x):
A,Y+.AX=O, X(O) = X(l) = 0,