High-order numerical algorithm and error analysis for the two-dimensional nonlinear spatial fractional complex Ginzburg–Landau equation

Abstract

In this paper, we first construct an appropriate new generating function, and then based on this function, we establish a fourth-order numerical differential formula approximating the Riesz derivative with order γ∈(1,2]. Subsequently, we apply the formula to numerically study the two-dimensional nonlinear spatial fractional complex Ginzburg–Landau equation and obtain a difference scheme with convergence order Oτ2+hx4+hy4, where τ denotes the time step size, hx and hy denote the space step sizes, respectively. Furthermore, with the help of some newly derived discrete fractional Sobolev embedding inequalities, the unique solvability, the unconditional stability, and the convergence of the constructed numerical algorithm under different norms are proved by using the discrete energy method. Finally, some numerical results are presented to confirm the correctness of the theoretical results and verify the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.