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Table 6 Numerical errors and convergence orders in spatial direction with \(\tau =\frac{1}{100}\), \(\beta =2\) and \(\alpha =0.3\) at \(T=1\) for Example 2

From: Efficient finite element numerical solution of the variable coefficient fractional subdiffusion equation

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\(\|u^{n}-u_{h}^{n}\|\)

Rate

\(\|u^{n}-u_{h}^{n}\|_{1}\)

Rate

\(\|I_{h}u^{n}-u_{h}^{n}\|_{1}\)

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\(\|u^{n}-\varPi _{2h}u_{h}^{n}\|_{1}\)

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π/4

2.7064e-1

1.96

6.4016e-1

0.98

7.6732e-2

2.18

6.2915e-2

2.00

π/8

6.9390e-2

1.99

3.2374e-1

1.00

1.6960e-2

2.05

1.5732e-2

1.97

π/16

1.7445e-2

2.00

1.6238e-1

1.00

4.0926e-3

2.02

4.0023e-3

2.00

π/32

4.3629e-3

2.01

8.1255e-2

1.00

1.0084e-3

2.04

1.0024e-3

2.03

π/64

1.0865e-3

4.0636e-2

2.4562e-4

2.4523e-4