Advances in Numerical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations

A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "C1: Difference and Differential Equations".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 2995

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Keywords

  • high-order accuracy
  • partial differential equations
  • physical-constraint-preserving property
  • science and engineering

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Stability Analysis and Finite Difference Approximations for a Damped Wave Equation with Distributed Delay
by Manal Alotaibi
Mathematics 2025, 13(17), 2714; https://doi.org/10.3390/math13172714 - 23 Aug 2025
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This paper presents a fully implicit finite difference scheme for the numerical approximation of a wave equation featuring strong damping and a distributed delay term. The discretization employs second-order accurate approximations in both time and space. Although implicit, the scheme does not ensure [...] Read more.
This paper presents a fully implicit finite difference scheme for the numerical approximation of a wave equation featuring strong damping and a distributed delay term. The discretization employs second-order accurate approximations in both time and space. Although implicit, the scheme does not ensure unconditional stability due to the nonlocal nature of the delayed damping. To address this, we perform a stability analysis based on Rouché’s theorem from complex analysis and derive a sufficient condition for asymptotic stability of the discrete system. The resulting criterion highlights the interplay among the discretization parameters, the damping coefficient, and the delay kernel. Two quadrature techniques, the composite trapezoidal rule (CTR) and the Gaussian quadrature rule (GQR), are employed to approximate the convolution integral. Numerical experiments validate the theoretical predictions and illustrate both stable and unstable dynamics across different parameter regimes. Full article
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Modeling and Simulation of Attraction–Repulsion Chemotaxis Mechanism System with Competing Signal
by Anandan P. Aswathi, Amar Debbouche, Yadhavan Karuppusamy and Lingeshwaran Shangerganesh
Mathematics 2025, 13(15), 2486; https://doi.org/10.3390/math13152486 - 1 Aug 2025
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This paper addresses an attraction–repulsion chemotaxis system governed by Neumann boundary conditions within a bounded domain ΩR3 that has a smooth boundary. The primary focus of the study is the chemotactic response of a species (cell population) to two competing [...] Read more.
This paper addresses an attraction–repulsion chemotaxis system governed by Neumann boundary conditions within a bounded domain ΩR3 that has a smooth boundary. The primary focus of the study is the chemotactic response of a species (cell population) to two competing signals. We establish the existence and uniqueness of a weak solution to the system by analyzing the solvability of an approximate problem and utilizing the Leray–Schauder fixed-point theorem. By deriving appropriate a priori estimates, we demonstrate that the solution of the approximate problem converges to a weak solution of the original system. Additionally, we conduct computational studies of the model using the finite element method. The accuracy of our numerical implementation is evaluated through error analysis and numerical convergence, followed by various numerical simulations in a two-dimensional domain to illustrate the dynamics of the system and validate the theoretical findings. Full article
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Reachable Set Estimation of Discrete Singular Systems with Time-Varying Delays and Bounded Peak Inputs
by Hongli Yang, Lijuan Yang and Ivan Ganchev Ivanov
Mathematics 2025, 13(1), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/math13010079 - 28 Dec 2024
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This paper studies the estimation of reachable sets for discrete-time singular systems with time-varying delays and bounded peak inputs. A novel linear matrix inequality condition for the reachable set estimation of the time-varying time-delay discrete singular system is derived using an inverse convex [...] Read more.
This paper studies the estimation of reachable sets for discrete-time singular systems with time-varying delays and bounded peak inputs. A novel linear matrix inequality condition for the reachable set estimation of the time-varying time-delay discrete singular system is derived using an inverse convex combination and the discrete form of the Wirtinger inequality. Furthermore, the symmetric matrix involved in the obtained results does not need to be positively definite. Compared to decomposing the time-delay discrete singular system under consideration into fast and slow subsystems, the method presented in this paper is simpler and involves fewer variables. Two numerical examples are provided to illustrate the proposed method. Full article
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A Solution-Structure B-Spline-Based Framework for Hybrid Boundary Problems on Implicit Domains
by Ammar Qarariyah, Tianhui Yang and Fang Deng
Mathematics 2024, 12(24), 3973; https://doi.org/10.3390/math12243973 - 18 Dec 2024
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Solving partial differential equations (PDEs) on complex domains with hybrid boundary conditions presents significant challenges in numerical analysis. In this paper, we introduce a solution-structure-based framework that transforms non-homogeneous hybrid boundary problems into homogeneous ones, allowing exact conformity to the boundary conditions. By [...] Read more.
Solving partial differential equations (PDEs) on complex domains with hybrid boundary conditions presents significant challenges in numerical analysis. In this paper, we introduce a solution-structure-based framework that transforms non-homogeneous hybrid boundary problems into homogeneous ones, allowing exact conformity to the boundary conditions. By leveraging B-splines within the R-function method structure and adopting the stability principles of the WEB method, we construct a well-conditioned basis for numerical analysis. The framework is validated through a number of numerical examples of Poisson equations with hybrid boundary conditions on different implicit domains in two and three dimensions. The results reflect that the approach can achieve the optimal approximation order in solving hybrid problems. Full article
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