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Implementing Spectral Methods for Partial Differential Equations

Algorithms for Scientists and Engineers

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  • First book to cover multidomain spectral methods for the numerical solution of time-dependent 1D and 2D partial differential equations
  • Presented without too much abstract mathematics and minutae
  • Contains a set of basic examples as building blocks for solving complex PDEs in realistic geometries
  • With exercises and questions at the end of each chapter
  • Both an introduction for graduate students and a reference for computational scientists working on numerical solutions of PDEs
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Scientific Computation (SCIENTCOMP)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Approximating Functions, Derivatives and Integrals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Spectral Approximation

      • David A. Kopriva
      Pages 3-38
    3. Algorithms for Periodic Functions

      • David A. Kopriva
      Pages 39-57
    4. Algorithms for Non-Periodic Functions

      • David A. Kopriva
      Pages 59-87
  3. Approximating Solutions of PDEs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
    2. Survey of Spectral Approximations

      • David A. Kopriva
      Pages 91-147
    3. Spectral Approximation on the Square

      • David A. Kopriva
      Pages 149-221
    4. Spectral Methods in Non-Square Geometries

      • David A. Kopriva
      Pages 247-292
    5. Spectral Element Methods

      • David A. Kopriva
      Pages 293-354
  4. Erratum

    1. Erratum

      • David A. Kopriva
      Pages 395-396
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 355-394

About this book

This book offers a systematic and self-contained approach to solve partial differential equations numerically using single and multidomain spectral methods. It contains detailed algorithms in pseudocode for the application of spectral approximations to both one and two dimensional PDEs of mathematical physics describing potentials, transport, and wave propagation. David Kopriva, a well-known researcher in the field with extensive practical experience, shows how only a few fundamental algorithms form the building blocks of any spectral code, even for problems with complex geometries. The book addresses computational and applications scientists, as it emphasizes the practical derivation and implementation of spectral methods over abstract mathematics. It is divided into two parts: First comes a primer on spectral approximation and the basic algorithms, including FFT algorithms, Gauss quadrature algorithms, and how to approximate derivatives. The second part shows how to use those algorithms to solve steady and time dependent PDEs in one and two space dimensions. Exercises and questions at the end of each chapter encourage the reader to experiment with the algorithms.

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From the reviews:

“This book focuses on the implementation aspects of spectral methods. … serve as a textbook for graduate students and applied mathematics researchers who seek a practical way to implement spectral algorithms. The presentation is pedagogical, moving from algorithms that are easy to understand to ones that are more complex and involved. … It is a very recommendable book for a graduate course on spectral methods, and covers more practical subjects that are not usually treated in detail in other monographs on spectral methods.”­­­ (Javier de Frutos, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2010 j)

About the author

David Kopriva is Professor of Mathematics at the Florida State University, where he has taught since 1985. He is an expert in the development, implementation and application of high order spectral multi-domain methods for time dependent problems. In 1986 he developed the first multi-domain spectral method for hyperbolic systems, which was applied to the Euler equations of gas dynamics.

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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