rational radial basis function method

In this paper, we use the rational radial basis functions ( RRBFs) method to solve the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation, particularly when the equation has a solution with steep front or sharp gradients. We approximate the spatial derivatives by RRBFs method then we apply an explicit fourth-order Runge-Kutta method to advance the resulting semi-discrete system in time. Numerical examples show that the presented scheme preserves the conservation laws and the results obtained from this method are in good agreement with analytical solutions.

In this paper, we use the rational radial basis function (RRBF) method for solving the one dimensional Sine-Gordon (SG) equation, especially the case with steep front or sharp gradient solutions. The time and spatial derivatives are approximated by the finite difference and RRBF method, respectively. Some numerical experiments are given in both perturbed and unperturbed cases, and are compared with some other numerical methods to confirm the good accuracy of the presented method. The conservation law of energy is also investigated.