Compact difference scheme for two-dimensional fourth-order nonlinear hyperbolic equation

High-order compact finite difference method for solving the two-dimensional fourth-order nonlinear hyperbolic equation is considered in this article. In order to design an implicit compact finite difference scheme, the fourth-order equation is written as a system of two second-order equations by introducing the second-order spatial derivative as a new variable. The second-order spatial derivatives are approximated by the compact finite difference operators to obtain a fourth-order convergence. As well as, the second-order time derivative is approximated by the central difference method. Then, existence and uniqueness of numerical solution is given. The stability and convergence of the compact finite difference scheme are proved by the energy method. Numerical results are provided to verify the accuracy and efficiency of this scheme.