Numerical solution of time fractional Schrödinger equation by using quadratic B-spline finite elements



Abstract

In this article, quadratic B-spline Galerkin method has been employed to solve the time fractional order Schrödinger equation. Numerical solutions and error norms L2 and L are presented in tables.


Keywords

finite element method; Galerkin method; time fractional Schrödinger equation; quadratic B-spline

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Published : 2016-12-18


EsenA., & TasbozanO. (2016). Numerical solution of time fractional Schrödinger equation by using quadratic B-spline finite elements. Annales Mathematicae Silesianae, 31, 83-98. Retrieved from https://www.journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/AMSIL/article/view/13941

Alaattin Esen 
Department of Mathematics, Inönü University, Turkey  Turkey
Orkun Tasbozan  orkun.tasbozan@inonu.edu.tr
Department of Mathematics, Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey  Turkey



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