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The backward differentiation formula (BDF) is a family of implicit methods for the numerical integration of ordinary differential equations.They are linear multistep methods that, for a given function and time, approximate the derivative of that function using information from already computed time points, thereby increasing the accuracy of the approximation.
A finite difference is a mathematical expression of the form f (x + b) − f (x + a).If a finite difference is divided by b − a, one gets a difference quotient.The approximation of derivatives by finite differences plays a central role in finite difference methods for the numerical solution of differential equations, especially boundary value problems.
A finite difference can be central, forward or backward. ... The theory of Lagrange polynomials provides explicit formulas for the finite difference coefficients. [4]
for + (compare this with formula (3) where + was given explicitly rather than as an unknown in an equation). This is a quadratic equation , having one negative and one positive root . The positive root is picked because in the original equation the initial condition is positive, and then y {\displaystyle y} at the next time step is given by
The method is based on finite differences where the differentiation operators exhibit summation-by-parts properties. Typically, these operators consist of differentiation matrices with central difference stencils in the interior with carefully chosen one-sided boundary stencils designed to mimic integration-by-parts in the discrete setting.
The region of absolute stability for the backward Euler method is the complement in the complex plane of the disk with radius 1 centered at 1, depicted in the figure. [4] This includes the whole left half of the complex plane, making it suitable for the solution of stiff equations. [5] In fact, the backward Euler method is even L-stable.
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The classical finite-difference approximations for numerical differentiation are ill-conditioned. However, if f {\displaystyle f} is a holomorphic function , real-valued on the real line, which can be evaluated at points in the complex plane near x {\displaystyle x} , then there are stable methods.