A new high-order compact and conservative numerical scheme for the generalized symmetric regularized long wave equations

Abstract

ABSTRACT In this paper, a new three-level implicit and fourth-order compact conservative difference scheme is developed for the generalized symmetric regularized long wave equations. The proposed scheme adopts a new time discretization method. The conservation of the new compact scheme is proved, and the discrete conservation laws are obtained. The priori estimation in the maximum norm is discussed by the discrete energy method and mathematical induction. Based on the priori estimation and Brouwer's fixed point theorem, the unique existence of the difference solution is proved. It is proved that the compact difference scheme is unconditionally convergent and stable in the maximum norm, and its convergence order is the fourth order in space and the second order in time. A decoupled and linearized iterative algorithm is proposed to calculate the nonlinear algebraic system generated by the compact scheme, and its convergence is proved. Several numerical experiments are performed to prove the efficiency and reliability of the proposed numerical scheme and to confirm the results obtained from the theoretical analysis.