Numerical analysis of singularly perturbed delay differential turning point problem

In this paper, we describe a numerical method based on fitted operator finite difference scheme for the boundary value problems for singularly perturbed delay differential equations with turning point and mixed shifts. Similar boundary value problems are encountered while simulating several real life processes for instance, first exit time problem in the modelling of neuronal variability. A rigorous analysis is carried out to obtain priori estimates on the solution and its derivatives for the considered problem. In the development of numerical methods for constructing an approximation to the solution of the problem, a special type of mesh is generated to tackle the delay term along with the turning point. Then, to develop robust numerical scheme and deal with the singularity because of the small parameter multiplying the highest order derivative term, an exponential fitting parameter is used. Several numerical examples are presented to support the theory developed in the paper.     

Numerical solution of singularly perturbed convection-diffusion problem using parameter uniform B-spline collocation method

This paper is concerned with a numerical scheme to solve a singularly perturbed convection-diffusion problem. The solution of this problem exhibits the boundary layer on the right-hand side of the domain due to the presence of singular perturbation parameter ε. The scheme involves B-spline collocation method and appropriate piecewise-uniform Shishkin mesh. Bounds are established for the derivative of the analytical solution. Moreover, the present method is boundary layer resolving as well as second-order uniformly convergent in the maximum norm. A comprehensive analysis has been given to prove the uniform convergence with respect to singular perturbation parameter. Several numerical examples are also given to demonstrate the efficiency of B-spline collocation method and to validate the theoretical aspects.     

Uniformly convergent difference schemes for a singularly perturbed third order boundary value problem

In this paper we consider a numerical approximation of a third order singularly perturbed boundary value problem by an upwind finite difference scheme on a Shishkin mesh. The behavior of the solution, and the stability of the continuous problem are discussed. The proof of the uniform convergence of the proposed numerical method is based on the strongly uniform stability and a weak consistency property of the discrete problem. Numerical experiments verify our theoretical results.     

Solving a partially singularly perturbed initial value problem on Shishkin meshes

A coupled first order system of one singularly perturbed and one non-perturbed ordinary differential equation with prescribed initial conditions is considered. A Shishkin piecewise uniform mesh is constructed and used, in conjunction with a classical finite difference operator, to form a new numerical method for solving this problem. It is proved that the numerical approximations generated by this method are essentially first order convergent in the maximum norm at all points of the domain, uniformly with respect to the singular perturbation parameter. Numerical results are presented in support of the theory.     

Periodic solutions and stability for a singularly perturbed linear delay differential equation

We describe the bifurcation hypersurfaces for periodic solutions of a singularly perturbed linear differential difference equation in the space of the coefficients of the equation. For low dimension we show that the locus of stability of that equation approaches the locus of stability of a limit difference equation.     

Spectral methods for some singularly perturbed third order ordinary differential equations

Spectral methods with interface point are presented to deal with some singularly perturbed third order boundary value problems of reaction-diffusion and convection-diffusion types. First, linear equations are considered and then non-linear equations. To solve non-linear equations, Newton’s method of quasi-linearization is applied. The problem is reduced to two systems of ordinary differential equations. And, then, each system is solved using spectral collocation methods. Our numerical experiments show that the proposed methods are produce highly accurate solutions in little computer time when compared with the other methods available in the literature.      

Analysis of a DG method for singularly perturbed convection-diffusion problems

In this article, we studied a discontinuous Galerkin finite element method for convection-diffusion-reaction problems with singular perturbation. Our approach is highly flexible by allowing the use of discontinuous approximating function on polytopal mesh without imposing extra conditions on the convection coefficient. A priori error estimate is devised in a suitable energy norm on general polytopal mesh. Numerical examples are provided.     

Exponential B-spline collocation method for self-adjoint singularly perturbed boundary value problems

We present an exponential B-spline collocation method for self-adjoint singularly perturbed boundary value problem. The convergence analysis is given and the method is shown to have second order uniform convergence. Numerical experiments are conducted to demonstrate the efficiency of the method.     

On a boundary value problem for delay differential equations of population dynamics and Chebyshev approximation

In this paper, a boundary value problem for delay differential equations of population dynamics is considered. We obtain approximate solutions by using Chebyshev polynomial series and Newton–Raphson's procedure and give the error estimation. The method of the error estimation has been obtained in an existence theorem proved by a part of the authors. We carry out some numerical experiments by a computer language MATLAB.     

Numerical solutions based on Chebyshev collocation method for singularly perturbed delay parabolic PDEs

The main purpose of this work is to provide a numerical approach for the delay partial differential equations based on a spectral collocation approach. In this research, a rigorous error analysis for the proposed method is provided. The effectiveness of this approach is illustrated by numerical experiments on two delay partial differential equations. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The singularly perturbed problem of vector integro-differential equations

The singularly perturbed boundary value problem of scalar integro-differential equations has been studied extensively by the differential inequality method . However, it does not seem possible to carry this method over to a corresponding nonlinear vector integro-differential equation. Therefore , for n-dimensional vector integro-differential equations the problem has not been solved fully. Here, we study this nonlinear vector problem and obtain some results. The approach in this paper is to transform the appropriate integro-differential equations into a canonical or diagonalized system of two first-order equations.     

A finite difference method for singularly perturbed differential-difference equations with layer and oscillatory behavior

In this paper, we present a finite difference method for singularly perturbed linear second order differential-difference equations of convection–diffusion type with a small shift, i.e., where the second order derivative is multiplied by a small parameter and the shift depends on the small parameter. Similar boundary value problems are associated with expected first-exit times of the membrane potential in models of neurons. Here, the study focuses on the effect of shift on the boundary layer behavior or oscillatory behavior of the solution via finite difference approach. An extensive amount of computational work has been carried out to demonstrate the proposed method and to show the effect of shift parameter on the boundary layer behavior and oscillatory behavior of the solution of the problem.     

Positive solution of singularly perturbed Dirichlet problem with singularities

A class of singularly perturbed boundary value problem with singularities is considered. Introducing the stretched variables, the boundary layer corrective terms near x = 0 and x = 1 are constructed. Under suitable conditions, by using the theory of differential inequalities the existence and asymptotic behavior of solution for boundary value problem are proved, uniformly valid asymptotic expansion of solution with boundary layers are obtained,     

A computational method for singularly perturbed nonlinear differential-difference equations with small shift

This paper is devoted to the numerical study of the boundary value problems for nonlinear singularly perturbed differential-difference equations with small delay. Quasilinearization process is used to linearize the nonlinear differential equation. After applying the quasilinearization process to the nonlinear problem, a sequence of linearized problems is obtained. To obtain parameter-uniform convergence, a piecewise-uniform mesh is used, which is dense in the boundary layer region and coarse in the outer region. The parameter-uniform convergence analysis of the method has been discussed. The method has shown to have almost second-order parameter-uniform convergence. The effect of small shift on the boundary layer(s) has also been discussed. To demonstrate the performance of the proposed scheme two examples have been carried out. The maximum absolute errors and uniform rates of convergence have been presented in the form of the tables.     

Asymptotic behaviour of three-dimensional singularly perturbed convection-diffusion problems with discontinuous data

We consider three singularly perturbed convection-diffusion problems defined in three-dimensional domains: (i) a parabolic problem −?(uxx+uyy)+ut+v₁ux+v₂uy=0 in an octant, (ii) an elliptic problem −?(uxx+uyy+uzz)+v₁ux+v₂uy+v₃uz=0 in an octant and (iii) the same elliptic problem in a half-space. We consider for all of these problems discontinuous boundary conditions at certain regions of the boundaries of the domains. For each problem, an asymptotic approximation of the solution is obtained from an integral representation when the singular parameter ?→⁰⁺. The solution is approximated by a product of two error functions, and this approximation characterizes the effect of the discontinuities on the small ?− behaviour of the solution and its derivatives in the boundary layers or the internal layers.     

Differentiability and its asymptotic analysis for nonlinear singularly perturbed boundary value problem

In this paper, we show differentiability of solutions with respect to the given boundary value data for nonlinear singularly perturbed boundary value problems and its corresponding asymptotic expansion of small parameter. This result fills the gap caused by the solvability condition in Esipova’s result so as to lay a rigorous foundation for the theory of boundary function method on which a guideline is provided as to how to apply this theory to the other forms of singularly perturbed nonlinear boundary value problems and enlarge considerably the scope of applicability and validity of the boundary function method. A third-order singularly perturbed boundary value problem arising in the theory of thin film flows is revisited to illustrate the theory of this paper. Compared to the original result, the imposed potential condition is completely removed by the boundary function method to obtain a better result. Moreover, an improper assumption on the reduced problem has been corrected.     

The Cauchy problem for a singularly perturbed Volterra integro-differential equation

The Cauchy problem for a singularly perturbed Volterra integro-differential equation is examined. Two cases are considered: (1) the reduced equation has an isolated solution, and (2) the reduced equation has intersecting solutions (the so-called case of exchange of stabilities). An asymptotic expansion of the solution to the Cauchy problem is constructed by the method of boundary functions. The results are justified by using the asymptotic method of differential inequalities, which is extended to a new class of problems.     

Piecewise reproducing kernel method for singularly perturbed delay initial value problems

A direct application of the reproducing kernel method presented in the previous works cannot yield accurate approximate solutions for singularly perturbed delay differential equations. In this letter, we construct a new numerical method called piecewise reproducing kernel method for singularly perturbed delay initial value problems. Numerical results show that the present method does not share the drawback of standard reproducing kernel method and is an effective method for the considered singularly perturbed delay initial value problems.