TY - JOUR T1 - Finite-Difference Methods for a Class of Strongly Nonlinear Singular Perturbation Problems AU - Vulanović , Relja JO - Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications VL - 2 SP - 235 EP - 244 PY - 2008 DA - 2008/01 SN - 1 DO - http://doi.org/ UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/nmtma/6050.html KW - Boundary-value problem, singular perturbation, finite differences, Bakhvalov and piecewise equidistant meshes, $L^1$ stability. AB -

The paper is concerned with strongly nonlinear singularly perturbed boundary value problems in one dimension. The problems are solved numerically by finite-difference schemes on special meshes which are dense in the boundary layers. The Bakhvalov mesh and a special piecewise equidistant mesh are analyzed. For the central scheme, error estimates are derived in a discrete $L^1$ norm. They are of second order and decrease together with the perturbation parameter ε. The fourth-order Numerov scheme and the Shishkin mesh are also tested numerically. Numerical results show ε-uniform pointwise convergence on the Bakhvalov and Shishkin meshes.