6. The Wave and Advection Equations

• The wave equation in electrodynamics. Simplification: the advection equation.

• Differencing the advection and wave equations. Numerical Recipes pages are here.

• Exercise 6.1: The FTCS method.  [Set-up]  [Solution]

• Von Neumann stability analysis. Numerical Recipes pages are here.

• The Lax method and the courant limit. Numerical Recipes pages are here.

• Exercise 6.2: The Lax method.  [Solution]