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The mixed covolume method for the regularized long wave equation is developed and studied. By introducing a transfer operator γ h , which maps the trial function space into the test function space, and combining the mixed finite element with the finite volume method, the nonlinear and linear Euler fully discrete mixed covolume schemes are constructed, and the existence and uniqueness of the solutions are proved. The optimal error estimates for these schemes are obtained. Finally, a numerical example is provided to examine the efficiency of the proposed schemes.
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Project supported by the National Natural Science Fundation of China (No. 11061021), the Science Research of Inner Mongolia Advanced Education (Nos.NJ10006, NJ10016, and NJZZ12011), and the National Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia (Nos. 2011BS0102 and 2012MS0106)
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Fang, Zc., Li, H. Numerical solutions to regularized long wave equation based on mixed covolume method. Appl. Math. Mech.-Engl. Ed. 34, 907–920 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-013-1716-8
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