Date of Award

8-2024

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

School

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Committee Chair

James V. Lambers

Committee Chair School

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Committee Member 2

Haiyan Tian

Committee Member 2 School

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Committee Member 3

Zhifu Xie

Committee Member 3 School

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Committee Member 4

Huiqing Zhu

Committee Member 4 School

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Abstract

Exponential integrators, such as exponential Runge-Kutta or Rosenbrock methods, are designed specifically for the time integration of stiff systems of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and allow the use of larger time steps than other general-purpose ODE solvers. However, these methods rely on computing matrix function-vector products that are traditionally computed using a Krylov projection, such as Lanczos or Arnoldi iteration, that involves substantial computational expense at high spatial resolution. Krylov Subspace Spectral (KSS) methods' frequency-dependent approach, designed to circumvent stiffness in linear problems, computes these products with greater scalability. We propose the combination of such KSS methods with exponential integrators in order to produce superior scalability in the solution of time-dependent partial differential equations (PDEs).

ORCID ID

0009-0009-7087-1569

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