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Table 6 Comparison of accuracy of three methods for different time steps in Example 4.3

From: Simulation of advection–diffusion–dispersion equations based on a composite time discretization scheme

t

u

EAC3

AB3

AM4

\(E_{\infty }(t)\)

\(E_{R2}(t)\)

\(E_{\infty }(t)\)

\(E_{R2}(t)\)

\(E_{\infty }(t)\)

\(E_{R2}(t)\)

0.5

2.76 × 10−7

3.93 × 10−7

1.91 × 10−6

2.83 × 10−6

4.74 × 10−3

7.50 × 10−3

1.0

2.01 × 10−7

5.13 × 10−7

1.40 × 10−6

3.69 × 10−6

7.40 × 10−3

1.87 × 10−2

2.0

6.67 × 10−8

4.81 × 10−7

5.45 × 10−7

4.01 × 10−6

5.14 × 10−3

3.32 × 10−2

3.0

1.86 × 10−8

3.71 × 10−7

1.97 × 10−7

3.95 × 10−6

2.46 × 10−3

4.09 × 10−2

t

v

EAC3

AB3

AM4

\(E_{\infty }(t)\)

\(E_{R2}(t)\)

\(E_{\infty }(t)\)

\(E_{R2}(t)\)

\(E_{\infty }(t)\)

\(E_{R2}(t)\)

0.5

2.89 × 10−7

4.10 × 10−7

1.89 × 10−6

2.82 × 10−6

4.74 × 10−3

7.50 × 10−3

1.0

2.14 × 10−7

5.38 × 10−7

1.40 × 10−6

3.70 × 10−6

7.40 × 10−3

1.87 × 10−6

2.0

7.07 × 10−8

5.08 × 10−7

5.48 × 10−7

4.04 × 10−6

5.14 × 10−3

3.32 × 10−2

3.0

1.99 × 10−8

3.97 × 10−7

1.98 × 10−7

3.98 × 10−6

2.46 × 10−3

4.09 × 10−2