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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

J. Crank  and
P. Nicolson
J. Crank
Affiliation:
The Mathematical LaboratoryCambridge
P. Nicolson
Affiliation:
Girton CollegeCambridge
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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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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , January 1947 , pp. 50 - 67
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1947

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