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A practical method for numerical evaluation of solutions of partial differential equations of the heat-conduction type

Crank, J., Nicolson, P.·1947·Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

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This paper is concerned with methods of evaluating numerical solutions of the non-linear partial differential equation where subject to the boundary conditions A, k, q are known constants. Equation (1) is of the type which arises in problems of heat flow when there is an internal generation of heat within the medium; if the heat is due to a chemical reaction proceeding at each point at a rate depending upon the local temperature, the rate of heat generation is often defined by an equation such as (2).

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Authors
Crank, J., & Nicolson, P.
Venue
Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
Published
1947-01
Volume
43
Issue
1
Pages
50-67
ISSN
  • 0305-0041 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-8064
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3,316
References
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FWCI
9.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
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