ISSN:
0749-159X
Keywords:
Mathematics and Statistics
;
Numerical Methods
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
Notes:
A study is made using numerical experiments to see the effect of the parameters in the explicit Euler-discretized form of a one-dimensional, nonlinear, reaction-diffusion equation. Based on a series of these experiments, one of the main results obtained is that diffusion, which is usually perceived as having a stabilizing effect, is able to produce chaotic as well as divergent numerical solutions. Furthermore, the discretization parameters are also able to produce chaotic results. From the results presented herein, it is shown that varying the parameters can produce solutions that are single numbers, periodic, aperiodic (chaos), or divergent.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/num.1690010104
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