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A Fourier series method for the numerical solution of a class of parabolic partial differential equations

By C. V. D. Forrington
Communications of the ACM, March 1964, Vol. 7 No. 3, Pages 179-181
10.1145/363958.363997
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A Fourier series method is described which, when applied to a certain class of parabolic partial differential equations, reduces the problem to a system of ordinary differential equations. An application is given for which the method shows a considerable advantage over conventional finite difference methods.

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