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3 August 2021

Watershed environments play an important supporting role in sustainable high-quality economic development in China, but they have been deteriorating. In order to solve environmental problems in the Poyang Lake River Basin brought about by economic de...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,105 Views
23 Pages

Reducing agricultural emissions is vital for climate mitigation, yet evidence on green finance’s potential to facilitate agricultural decarbonization—particularly in China—remains scarce. Leveraging China’s Green Finance Refor...

(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,522 Views
14 Pages

Variational Solutions for Resonances by a Finite-Difference Grid Method

  • Roie Dann,
  • Guy Elbaz,
  • Jonathan Berkheim,
  • Alan Muhafra and ,
  • Omri Nitecki,
  • Daniel Wilczynski and
  • Nimrod Moiseyev
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

30 August 2021

We demonstrate that the finite difference grid method (FDM) can be simply modified to satisfy the variational principle and enable calculations of both real and complex poles of the scattering matrix. These complex poles are known as resonances and p...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Chemical Bonding and Valency: A Special Issue Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Prof. Frank Weinhold)
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  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,089 Views
18 Pages

27 July 2022

In this study, we develop the enhanced unconditionally positive finite difference method (EUPFD), and use it to solve linear and nonlinear advection–diffusion–reaction (ADR) equations. This method incorporates the proper orthogonal decomp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Methods for Computational Fluid Dynamics)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,869 Views
16 Pages

Finite Difference–Collocation Method for the Generalized Fractional Diffusion Equation

  • Sandeep Kumar,
  • Rajesh K. Pandey,
  • Kamlesh Kumar,
  • Shyam Kamal and
  • Thach Ngoc Dinh

In this paper, an approximate method combining the finite difference and collocation methods is studied to solve the generalized fractional diffusion equation (GFDE). The convergence and stability analysis of the presented method are also established...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional-Order System: Control Theory and Applications)
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  • Open Access
22 Citations
9,220 Views
17 Pages

Finite Difference Method for the Multi-Asset Black–Scholes Equations

  • Sangkwon Kim,
  • Darae Jeong,
  • Chaeyoung Lee and
  • Junseok Kim

10 March 2020

In this paper, we briefly review the finite difference method (FDM) for the Black–Scholes (BS) equations for pricing derivative securities and provide the MATLAB codes in the Appendix for the one-, two-, and three-dimensional numerical implemen...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Open Source Codes for Numerical Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,451 Views
21 Pages

In this paper, we develop a finite difference method for solving the wave equation with fractional damping in 1D and 2D cases, where the fractional damping is given based on the Caputo fractional derivative. Firstly, based on the weighted method, we...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances and New Challenges in Coupled Systems and Networks: Theory, Modelling, and Applications)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
8,201 Views
11 Pages

7 October 2020

This paper reviews the finite difference method (FDM) for pricing interest rate derivatives (IRDs) under the Hull–White Extended Vasicek model (HW model) and provides the MATLAB codes for it. Among the financial derivatives on various underlyin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Open Source Codes for Numerical Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,948 Views
19 Pages

2 August 2017

In this paper, we extend the analysis of the Lagged Diffusivity Method for nonlinear, non-steady reaction-convection-diffusion equations. In particular, we describe how the method can be used to solve the systems arising from different discretization...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Algorithms for Solving Nonlinear Equations and Systems 2017)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,186 Views
18 Pages

This paper presents a finite difference method for solving the Caputo generalized time fractional diffusion equation. The method extends the L1 scheme to discretize the time fractional derivative and employs the central difference for the spatial dif...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Fractional Modeling and Computation, Second Edition)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,581 Views
13 Pages

12 March 2025

In this work, the generalized finite difference method (GFDM), a popular meshless numerical method, is employed for predicting the thermal and mechanical behavior of an electrothermal micro-actuator. Based on the concept of GFDM and discretization on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,259 Views
36 Pages

A 2.5D Generalized Finite Difference Method for Elastic Wave Propagation Problems

  • Hao Chang,
  • Fajie Wang,
  • Xingxing Yue,
  • Lin Qiu and
  • Linlin Sun

10 April 2025

The analysis of elastic wave propagation is a critical problem in both science and engineering, with applications in structural health monitoring and seismic wave analysis. However, the efficient and accurate numerical simulation of large-scale three...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Methods and Applications for Numerical Analysis, 2nd Edition)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,097 Views
17 Pages

7 October 2022

This paper discusses the Crank–Nicolson compact difference method for the time-fractional damped plate vibration problems. For the time-fractional damped plate vibration equations, we introduce the second-order space derivative and the first-or...

  • Article
  • Open Access
494 Views
24 Pages

Implicit 3D Orebody Boundary Modeling Based on Adaptive Finite Difference Method

  • Zhangang Wang,
  • Yu Yan,
  • Jia He,
  • Shizhan Zhang and ,
  • Zixun Zhang and
  • Liangjia Xie
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

18 May 2026

Three-dimensional (3D) orebody boundary modeling primarily relies on spatial interpolation methods, such as radial basis functions (RBFs). However, these methods struggle with large datasets and require gradient or normal constraints for stable geome...

(This article belongs to the Topic Big Data and AI for Geoscience)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,820 Views
23 Pages

28 March 2024

In this paper, the enhanced higher-order unconditionally positive finite difference method is developed to solve the linear, non-linear and system advection diffusion reaction equations. Investigation into the effectiveness and efficiency of the prop...

(This article belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,606 Views
23 Pages

Design and Analysis of a Radio-Frequency Moisture Sensor for Grain Based on the Difference Method

  • Zhongxu Chen,
  • Wenfu Wu,
  • Jianpeng Dou,
  • Zhe Liu and ,
  • Kai Chen and
  • Yan Xu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

16 June 2021

Grain moisture is one of the key indexes of grain quality, and acquiring an accurate moisture value is critical for grain storage security. However, the sensors used in the traditional methods for testing grain moisture are based on capacitance, micr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,106 Views
17 Pages

We present a finite difference/spectral method for the two-dimensional generalized time fractional cable equation by combining the second-order backward difference method in time and the Galerkin spectral method in space with Legendre polynomials. Th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Fractional Differential Equations and Their Applications)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,312 Views
14 Pages

7 January 2025

To address the challenges of missed detections caused by insufficient shape and texture features and blurred boundaries in existing detection methods, this paper introduces a novel moving vehicle detection approach for satellite videos. The proposed...

(This article belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,212 Views
21 Pages

Multi-AUV Cooperative Navigation Algorithm Based on Temporal Difference Method

  • Ranzhen Ren,
  • Lichuan Zhang,
  • Lu Liu,
  • Dongwei Wu and ,
  • Guang Pan,
  • Qiaogao Huang,
  • Yuchen Zhu,
  • Yazhe Liu and
  • Zixiao Zhu
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

To reduce the cooperative positioning error and improve the navigation accuracy, a single master–slave AUV cooperative navigation method is proposed in this paper, which mainly focuses on planning the optimal path of the master AUV by the time...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Frontiers in Deep-Sea Equipment and Technology)
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  • Open Access
29 Citations
8,199 Views
26 Pages

Improved ORB Algorithm Using Three-Patch Method and Local Gray Difference

  • Chaoqun Ma,
  • Xiaoguang Hu,
  • Jin Xiao,
  • Huanchao Du and
  • Guofeng Zhang

12 February 2020

This paper presents an improved Oriented Features from Accelerated Segment Test (FAST) and Rotated BRIEF (ORB) algorithm named ORB using three-patch and local gray difference (ORB-TPLGD). ORB takes a breakthrough in real-time aspect. However, subtle...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Sensors and Signal Processing of Sensor Data: Recent Advances and Applications)
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  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,109 Views
18 Pages

24 July 2023

Among composites, we can distinguish periodic structures, biperiodic structures, and structures with a functional gradation of material properties made of two or more materials. The selection of the composite’s constituent materials and the way...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modelling of Microstructured Media)
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  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,973 Views
13 Pages

A Sound Source Localization Method Based on Frequency Divider and Time Difference of Arrival

  • Jianchun Zhao,
  • Guangyue Zhang,
  • Jierui Qu,
  • Jiayi Chen and ,
  • Shuang Liang,
  • Kaiqiang Wei and
  • Guan Wang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

18 May 2023

In recent years, sound source localization, as a passive localization technique with higher safety and convenience compared with other localization techniques such as active emission of electromagnetic waves, has received more and more attention in a...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,937 Views
15 Pages

26 September 2018

The present study aimed at solving the stochastic generalized fractional diffusion equation (SGFDE) by means of the random finite difference method (FDM). Moreover, the conditions of mean square convergence of the numerical solution are studied and n...

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3 Citations
3,572 Views
39 Pages

Numerical Resolution of Differential Equations Using the Finite Difference Method in the Real and Complex Domain

  • Ana Laura Mendonça Almeida Magalhães,
  • Pedro Paiva Brito,
  • Geraldo Pedro da Silva Lamon,
  • Pedro Américo Almeida Magalhães Júnior and ,
  • Cristina Almeida Magalhães,
  • Pedro Henrique Mendonça Almeida Magalhães and
  • Pedro Américo Almeida Magalhães
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

15 June 2024

The paper expands the finite difference method to the complex plane, and thus obtains an improvement in the resolution of differential equations with an increase in numerical precision and a generalization in the mathematical modeling of problems. Th...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,385 Views
11 Pages

18 May 2022

Aiming at the poor precision problem in phase difference measurements with unknown frequencies in engineering practice, a new phase difference measurement method is proposed for Coriolis mass flowmeter based on correlation theories. Firstly, the sign...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Advancement in Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,854 Views
13 Pages

Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer through Hollow Brick Using Finite-Difference Method

  • Igor V. Miroshnichenko,
  • Nikita S. Gibanov and
  • Mikhail A. Sheremet

19 January 2022

The goal of the present work is to develop and test in detail a numerical algorithm for solving the problem of complex heat transfer in hollow bricks. The finite-difference method is used to solve the governing equations. The article also provides a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics)
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  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,492 Views
20 Pages

2 September 2024

The construction industry is a significant contributor to carbon emissions in China. To effectively meet the “dual carbon” targets, several provincial regions within the country started to implement policies promoting prefabricated buildi...

(This article belongs to the Section Green Building)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,634 Views
16 Pages

A Front-Fixing Implicit Finite Difference Method for the American Put Options Model

  • Riccardo Fazio,
  • Alessandra Insana and
  • Alessandra Jannelli

In this paper, we present an implicit finite difference method for the numerical solution of the Black–Scholes model of American put options without dividend payments. We combine the proposed numerical method by using a front-fixing approach where th...

(This article belongs to the Section Social Sciences)
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1 Citations
1,295 Views
26 Pages

16 June 2025

In this paper, we present a compact finite difference method for solving the cubic–quintic Schrödinger equation with an additional anti-cubic nonlinearity. By applying a special treatment to the nonlinear terms, the proposed method preserv...

(This article belongs to the Section C1: Difference and Differential Equations)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,006 Views
17 Pages

25 September 2024

Magnetotelluric (MT) forward modeling is essential in geophysical exploration, enabling the investigation of the Earth’s subsurface electrical conductivity. Traditional finite difference methods (FDMs) typically use uniform grids, which can be...

(This article belongs to the Topic Analytical and Numerical Models in Geo-Energy)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,543 Views
10 Pages

Measurement of the Attenuation Coefficient in Fresh Water Using the Adjacent Frame Difference Method

  • Gang Yang,
  • Zhaoshuo Tian,
  • Zongjie Bi,
  • Zihao Cui and ,
  • Fenghao Sun and
  • Qingcao Liu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

30 September 2022

The attenuation coefficient of a water body is one of the important factors for describing its features. However, its remote measurement in real time is still a challenge. In this paper, we demonstrated a novel method to realize real-time remote meas...

(This article belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,248 Views
18 Pages

5 October 2022

To model the vibration and structure-borne sound excitation and propagation of a railway rail, it can be modeled as an infinite beam on an elastic foundation. Existing analytical or numerical models are either formulated in the frequency domain or co...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Vibration and Noise)
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  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,112 Views
21 Pages

6 November 2024

In this paper, the numerical solution for two-dimensional nonlinear parabolic equations is studied using an alternating-direction implicit (ADI) Crank–Nicolson (CN) difference scheme. Firstly, we use the CN format in the time direction, and the...

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1,348 Views
20 Pages

4 February 2026

This study proposes an efficient numerical scheme for simulating heat transfer governed by the diffusion equation with moving singular sources. The work addresses two-dimensional problems with line sources and three-dimensional problems with plane so...

(This article belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,918 Views
19 Pages

2 December 2023

The energy amplification factor transmitted from the excitation source to the response end cannot be identified quickly and accurately using the method of obtaining modal frequency combined with damping through modal frequency resonance. As a result,...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
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  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,551 Views
20 Pages

17 May 2023

This paper studies the numerical algorithm of stochastic control problems in investment optimization. Investors choose the optimal investment to maximize the expected return under uncertainty. The optimality condition, the Hamilton–Jacobi&ndash...

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9 Citations
3,530 Views
11 Pages

23 September 2021

A method recently advanced as the conformable Euler method (CEM) for the finite difference discretization of fractional initial value problem Dtαyt = ft;yt, yt0 = y0, a≤t≤b, and used to describe hyperchaos in a financial market model, is shown to be...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Significance of Mathematical Modelling and Control in Real-World Problems: New Developments and Applications)
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1 Citations
1,677 Views
16 Pages

A kind of finite difference Hermite WENO (HWENO) method is presented in this paper to deal with convection-dominated convection-diffusion equations in uniform grids. The benefit of the HWENO method is its compactness, allowing great accuracy to be at...

(This article belongs to the Topic Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations)
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  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,249 Views
22 Pages

21 March 2022

The propagation of nonlinear water waves under complex wave conditions is the key issue of hydrodynamics both in coastal and ocean engineering, which is significant in the prediction of strongly nonlinear phenomena regarding wave–structure inte...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Methods for Computational Fluid Dynamics)
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5 Citations
2,450 Views
25 Pages

16 November 2023

Anti-sliding short piles, a novel technique for slope stabilization, have been applied in engineering practices. Nonetheless, a mature structural calculation theory for these piles is still lacking. In this paper, the study presents an internal force...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Slope Stability and Earth Retaining Structures)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,169 Views
21 Pages

8 July 2024

A kind of reduced-dimension method based on a weighted explicit finite difference scheme and the proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) technique for diffusion equations with Riemann–Liouville fractional derivatives in space are discussed. The c...

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4 Citations
2,372 Views
17 Pages

13 September 2023

The telegraph equation is a hyperbolic partial differential equation that has many applications in symmetric and asymmetric problems. In this paper, the solution of the time-fractional telegraph equation is obtained using a hybrid method. The numeric...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional Differential and Fractional Integro-Differential Equations: Qualitative Theory, Numerical Simulations, and Symmetry Analysis)
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5 Citations
3,785 Views
12 Pages

26 September 2021

This work presents a comparison of values of the contact resistivity of silicon solar cells obtained using the following methods: the transmission line model method (TLM) and the potential difference method (PD). Investigations were performed with tw...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovative Technologies and Materials for the Production of Mechanical, Thermal and Corrosion Wear-Resistant Surface Layers and Coatings)
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  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,354 Views
22 Pages

Research on the Temporal and Spatial Changes and Driving Forces of Rice Fields Based on the NDVI Difference Method

  • Jinglian Tian,
  • Yongzhong Tian,
  • Wenhao Wan,
  • Chenxi Yuan and ,
  • Kangning Liu and
  • Yang Wang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Rice is a globally important food crop, and it is crucial to accurately and conveniently obtain information on rice fields, understand their spatial patterns, and grasp their dynamic changes to address food security challenges. In this study, Chongqi...

(This article belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture)
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  • Open Access
1,320 Views
17 Pages

30 June 2025

In this study, we introduce Shannon entropy as a key metric for assessing concentration variability in diffusion processes. Shannon entropy quantifies the uncertainty or disorder in the spatial distribution of diffusing particles, providing a novel p...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Uncertainty Quantification and Entropy Analysis)
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2 Citations
1,364 Views
21 Pages

26 November 2024

Underground compressed air energy storage chambers are a promising emerging energy storage technology with strict limitations relating to the stability of the surrounding rock. This study conducted displacement and plastic zone analyses during the ex...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dynamic Response of Civil Engineering Structures under Seismic Loads)
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390 Views
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9 April 2026

This article proposes a novel time-space two-grid high-order compact difference scheme for the one-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation subject to Dirichlet boundary conditions. In comparison with the fully nonlinear compact difference sch...

(This article belongs to the Section Mathematical Analysis)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,239 Views
20 Pages

25 April 2024

This study proposes an innovative meshless approach that merges the peridynamic differential operator (PDDO) with the generalized finite difference method (GFDM). Based on the PDDO theory, this method introduces a new nonlocal differential operator t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Numerical Methods for Scientific and Engineering Applications, 2nd Edition)
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  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,123 Views
20 Pages

In the post-epidemic background of the low-carbon economy and sustainable development, the low-carbon city pilot program (LCCP) is viewed as a practical method of improving energy efficiency. This study explores the spatial spillover effects of LCCP...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Addressing Climate Change and the Low-Carbon Economy: Toward Sustainable Development)

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