Theory and numerical approximations for a nonlinear 1 + 1 Dirac system
ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis , Tome 46 (2012) no. 4, pp. 841-874.

We consider a nonlinear Dirac system in one space dimension with periodic boundary conditions. First, we discuss questions on the existence and uniqueness of the solution. Then, we propose an implicit-explicit finite difference method for its approximation, proving optimal order a priori error estimates in various discrete norms and showing results from numerical experiments.

DOI : 10.1051/m2an/2011071
Classification : 35L40, 35L50, 35Q41, 65M06, 65M12, 65M15, 81Q05
Mots clés : existence, uniqueness, finite difference methods, error estimates
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Bournaveas, Nikolaos; Zouraris, Georgios E. Theory and numerical approximations for a nonlinear 1 + 1 Dirac system. ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis , Tome 46 (2012) no. 4, pp. 841-874. doi : 10.1051/m2an/2011071. http://archive.numdam.org/articles/10.1051/m2an/2011071/

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