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Table 4 The maximum errors and convergence orders in spatial direction with \(\pmb{\tau=10^{-2}}\)

From: Finite difference scheme with spatial fourth-order accuracy for a class of time fractional parabolic equations with variable coefficient

h

α  = 0.9

α  = 0.7

α  = 0.5

e ( Ï„ , h )

\(\boldsymbol {Rate_{h}}\)

e ( Ï„ , h )

\(\boldsymbol {Rate_{h}}\)

e ( Ï„ , h )

\(\boldsymbol {Rate_{h}}\)

\(\frac{ 1}{ 28}\)

7.49956 × 10−5

–

7.52514 × 10−5

–

7.68218 × 10−5

–

\(\frac{ 1}{ 26}\)

9.95995 × 10−5

3.82860

1.02577 × 10−4

4.18013

1.03467 × 10−4

4.01801

\(\frac{ 1}{ 24}\)

1.37506 × 10−4

4.02926

1.39977 × 10−4

3.88373

1.43168 × 10−4

4.05737

\(\frac{ 1}{ 22}\)

2.01028 × 10−4

4.36463

1.97818 × 10−4

3.97498

2.12006 × 10−4

4.51202

\(\frac{ 1}{ 20}\)

2.95158 × 10−4

4.02966

3.01869 × 10−4

4.43439

3.11013 × 10−4

4.02076