On the convergence of a finite-difference discretization à la Mickens of the generalized Burgers–Huxley equation

Abstract

In this note, we establish the property of convergence for a finite-difference discretization of a diffusive partial differential equation with generalized Burgers convective law and generalized Hodgkin–Huxley reaction. The numerical method was previously investigated in the literature and, amongst other features of interest, it is a fast and nonlinear technique that is capable of preserving positivity, boundedness and monotonicity. In the present work, we establish that the method is convergent with linear order of convergence in time and quadratic order in space. Some numerical experiments are provided in order to support the analytical results.

Keywords::

• Mickens-type finite-difference scheme
• nonlinear method
• convergence analysis
• generalized Burgers–Huxley model

Keywords::

• 65Q10
• 65M06
• 65M12
• 35K55