A second‐order finite difference method for fractional diffusion equation with Dirichlet and fractional boundary conditions

Abstract

In this paper, we develop a practical numerical method to approximate a fractional diffusion equation with Dirichlet and fractional boundary conditions. An approach based on the classical Crank–Nicolson method combined with spatial extrapolation is used to obtain temporally and spatially second‐order accurate numerical estimates. The solvability, stability, and convergence of the proposed numerical scheme are proved via the Gershgorin theorem. Numerical experiments are performed to confirm the accuracy and efficiency of our scheme.