Numerical Solutions for a Class of Singular Neutral Functional Differential Equations

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dc.contributor.advisorTuri, Janos
dc.creatorPerez-Nagera, Pedro
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-28T23:08:29Z
dc.date.available2018-03-28T23:08:29Z
dc.date.created2017-12
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.date.submittedDecember 2017
dc.date.updated2018-03-28T23:08:29Z
dc.description.abstractIn this dissertation we study numerical solutions for certain classes of singular neutral functional differential equations (SNFDEs). We begin with an approximation scheme based on piecewise linear approximating spline functions which is used to find numerical solutions for a class of scalar singular neutral equations. The weakly singular kernel that appears in the equation leads to a degradation in the numerical rate of convergence of the approximate solution to the true solution. By modifying the scheme using a graded mesh adapted to the kernel the rate of convergence is restored. Numerical examples and a supporting lemma on the discretization error provide evidence that this is achieved. The approximation scheme is then extended to a system SNFDE. We show that the scheme is convergent provided the mesh is uniform and that there is sufficient smoothness in the true solution. The particular system considered here is a simplified version of an SNFDE that describes the dynamics of a two-dimensional thin airfoil in uniform flow. We provide a numerical example and discuss numerical difficulties. As an application of the approximation scheme we construct a simple forcing function to stabilize the SNFDE.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10735.1/5677
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright ©2017 is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the Eugene McDermott Library. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.
dc.subjectFunctional differential equations—Numerical solutions
dc.subjectAerofoils
dc.subjectSpline theory
dc.subjectScalar field theory
dc.titleNumerical Solutions for a Class of Singular Neutral Functional Differential Equations
dc.typeDissertation
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentMathematics
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Dallas
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.namePHD

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