Cubic B-Spline Quasi-Interpolation Method For Regularized Long Wave Equation

Abstract

In this study, we present a numerical method to solve the Regularized Long Wave (RLW) equation, based on cubic B-spline quasi-interpolation for the space integration and Crank-Nicolson method for the time integration. The method is tested on the problems of propagation of a solitary wave and interaction of two solitary waves. The three conservation quantities of the motion are calculated to determine the conservation properties of the proposed algorithm.

Keywords

• Finite element method,B-spline,Solitary wave,Regularized Long Wave equation

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