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Table 2 Comparison of the numerical solutions obtained with various values of m for \(N = 10 , T = 1\), and \(\tau =0.5\) with the exact solution for example 2

From: Linear B-spline finite element method for the generalized diffusion equation with delay

x

Numerical solutions

Exact solution

m =10

m =20

m =40

m =80

 

0.1\(\pi\)

0.187408

0.187423

0.187427

0.187427

0.187428

0.2\(\pi\)

0.356472

0.356500

0.356507

0.356509

0.356509

0.3\(\pi\)

0.490642

0.490680

0.490690

0.490692

0.490693

0.4\(\pi\)

0.576784

0.576829

0.576841

0.576843

0.576844

0.5\(\pi\)

0.606467

0.606514

0.606526

0.606529

0.606530

0.6\(\pi\)

0.576784

0.576829

0.576841

0.576843

0.576844

0.7\(\pi\)

0.490642

0.490680

0.490690

0.490692

0.490693

0.8\(\pi\)

0.356472

0.356500

0.356507

0.356509

0.356509

0.9\(\pi\)

0.187408

0.187423

0.187427

0.187427

0.187428