A high order accurate numerical algorithm for the space-fractional Swift-Hohenberg equation

Abstract

This paper presents a high order time discretization method by combining the time splitting scheme with semi-implicit spectral deferred correction method for the space-fractional Swift-Hohenberg equation (SFSH). Based on the operator splitting method, the original problem is split into linear and nonlinear subproblems, respectively. The Fourier spectral method is adopted for the linear part, and a first-order accurate finite difference scheme in time together with the Fourier spectral method in space is used for the nonlinear part. The stability and convergence of the obtained numerical scheme are analyzed theoretically. Moreover, the spectral deferred correction (SDC) method is then employed to improve the temporal accuracy. Various two and three dimensional numerical experiments are performed to validate the theoretical results and efficiency of the proposed method.