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A Numerical Comparison of Finite Difference and Finite Element Methods for a Stochastic Differential Equation with Polynomial Chaos

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2015

Ning Li ,
Bo Meng ,
Xinlong Feng  and
Dongwei Gui
Ning Li
Affiliation:
College of Mathematics and Systems Science, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, P.R. China
Bo Meng
Affiliation:
College of Mathematics and Systems Science, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, P.R. China
Xinlong Feng
Affiliation:
College of Mathematics and Systems Science, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, P.R. China
Dongwei Gui*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830001; Cele National Station of Observation & Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystem in Xinjiang, Cele 848300, Xinjiang, P.R. China.
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*Corresponding author. Email addresses: future_lining@163.com (N. Li), future_bo@163.com (B. Meng), fxlmath@gmail.com (X. Feng), dongwei@ms.xjb.ac.cn (D. Gui)
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Abstract

A numerical comparison of finite difference (FD) and finite element (FE) methods for a stochastic ordinary differential equation is made. The stochastic ordinary differential equation is turned into a set of ordinary differential equations by applying polynomial chaos, and the FD and FE methods are then implemented. The resulting numerical solutions are all non-negative. When orthogonal polynomials are used for either continuous or discrete processes, numerical experiments also show that the FE method is more accurate and efficient than the FD method.

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60H1060H3565L1274S05Stochastic differential equationpolynomial chaosfinite difference methodfinite element methodnon-negative solution

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East Asian Journal on Applied Mathematics , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , May 2015 , pp. 192 - 208
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Copyright © Global-Science Press 2015 

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