American Journal of Computational Mathematics, 2018, 8, 55-67
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ISSN Online: 2161-1211
ISSN Print: 2161-1203
DOI:
10.4236/ajcm.2018.81005 Mar. 16, 2018 55
American Journal of Computational Mathematics
Solving Stiff Reaction-Diffusion Equations Using
Exponential Time Differences Methods
H. A. Ashi
The Mathematical Department, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, KSA
Abstract
Reaction-diffusion equations modeling Predator-Prey interaction are of cu
r-
rent interest. Standard approaches such as first-order (in time) finite diffe
r-
ence schemes for approximating the solution are widely spread. Though,
this
paper shows that recent advance methods can be more favored. In this work
,
we have incorporated, throughout numerical comparison experiments, spe
c-
tral methods, for the space discretization,
in conjunction with second and
fourth-
order time integrating methods for approximating the solution of the
reaction-
diffusion differential equations. The results have revealed that these
methods have advantages over the conventional methods, some of which
to
mention are: the ease of implementation, accuracy and CPU time.
Keywords
Finite Difference Methods, Exponential Integrator, Exponential Time
Differencing Method, Reaction-Diffusion System
1. Introduction
Numerical methods are important tools in investigating the solution’s behavior
of non-linear realistic models in biology [1] where no closed form solutions exist.
A class of these models is reaction diffusion (RD) problems that, for instant,
reproduce some of the complex pattern observed on the skin of certain animals.
This includes the development of coat patterns on mammals and the patterning
of butterfly wings [1].
Reaction diffusion models have been studied extensively since the RD theory
first proposed by
Turing [2] to describe the range of spatial patterns observed in
the developing embryo.
In recent years, several theoretical models, regarding spatial pattern, have
How to cite this paper:
Ashi, H.A. (2018
)
Solving Stiff Reaction
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Diffusion Equations
Using Exponential Time Differences M
e-
thods
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American Journal of Computational
Mathematics
,
8
, 55-67.
https://doi.org/10.4236/ajcm.2018.81005
Received:
December 28, 2017
Accepted:
March 13, 2018
Published:
March 16, 2018
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