Research Article

Higher-Order Compact Finite Difference for Certain PDEs in Arbitrary Dimensions

Table 1

Numerical results for the fourth-order CFD method in 2D.

Scheme IScheme II
Case 1Case 2Case 1Case 2
ErrorRatioErrorRatioErrorRatioErrorRatio

1/46.613-031.279-036.613-031.270-03
1/83.995-044.048.355-053.933.994-044.048.341-053.92
1/162.557-053.965.273-063.982.556-053.965.271-063.98
1/321.594-064.003.330-073.981.594-064.003.330-073.98
1/649.958-084.002.082-083.999.958-064.002.082-083.99