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Finite-Difference Methods

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Computational Methods for Fluid Flow

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Until recently, numerical methods for solving fluid-flow problems have been dominated by finite-difference approximations. These methods are powerful and play a major role in problem solutions. In this chapter we attempt to present the fundamental advances and insight into these methods. We begin by discussing the concept of discrete pointwise approximation of functions.

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Peyret, R., Taylor, T.D. (1983). Finite-Difference Methods. In: Computational Methods for Fluid Flow. Springer Series in Computational Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85952-6_2

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