Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations and Their Applications
A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "C1: Difference and Differential Equations".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026
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Interests: partial differential equation theory and its application; computer and communication; fluid mechanics; complex composite materials; numerical solution of partial differential equations; computer and network; information security; image processing; data analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
Partial differential equations (PDEs) lie at the heart of modern science and engineering, serving as fundamental tools for describing a vast array of physics, engineering, finance, and biology. They provide a powerful mathematical framework for modeling dynamic processes in diverse fields, such as heat conduction, fluid flow, electromagnetic wave propagation, and quantum mechanics. However, obtaining exact analytical solutions to PDEs is often a formidable task due to their inherent complexity and non-linearity. This is where numerical methods step in, offering a practical and efficient alternative for approximating solutions to PDEs.
The development of numerical methods for PDEs has been a cornerstone of computational science over the past few decades. These methods enable researchers and practitioners to simulate and predict the behavior of complex systems, providing valuable insights that are difficult or impossible to obtain through theoretical analysis alone. The numerical approximation of PDEs involves discretizing the continuous domain of the problem into a finite number of discrete points or elements, and then replacing the differential operators with algebraic approximations. This process transforms the original PDE into a system of algebraic equations that can be solved using standard numerical techniques on a computer.
We invite researchers from all over the world to contribute original research articles and review articles to this Special Issue. We welcome submissions that cover a wide range of topics related to numerical methods for PDEs, including, but not limited to, the development of new numerical algorithms, the analysis of their convergence and stability, applications in different scientific and engineering fields, and the integration of numerical methods with other emerging techniques.
Prof. Dr. Zheng-An Yao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Elliptic PDEs
- Parabolic PDEs
- Hyperbolic PDEs
- Non-linear PDEs
- Ordinary differential equations
- Finite difference methods
- Finite element methods
- Finite volume methods
- Meshfree methods
- Spectral methods
- Domain decomposition methods
- Gradient discretization methods
- Multigrid methods
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Heat transfer
- Quantum mechanics
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