A numerical investigation of Caputo time fractional Allen–Cahn equation using redefined cubic B-spline functions

Abstract

We present a collocation approach based on redefined cubic B-spline (RCBS) functions and finite difference formulation to study the approximate solution of time fractional Allen–Cahn equation (ACE). We discretize the time fractional derivative of order α∈ (0 , 1 ] by using finite forward difference formula and bring RCBS functions into action for spatial discretization. We find that the numerical scheme is of order O(h2+ Δ t2−α) and unconditionally stable. We test the computational efficiency of the proposed method through some numerical examples subject to homogeneous/nonhomogeneous boundary constraints. The simulation results show a superior agreement with the exact solution as compared to those found in the literature.