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A sparse spectral method for homogenization multiscale problems. (English) Zbl 1152.65099
The authors study the multiscale problem in the form of the parabolic partial differential equation
$\partial_{t}u-\partial_{x}a^{\varepsilon}(t,x)\partial_{x}u=0, \quad \quad u(0,x)=f(x)$ with periodic boundary condition on $$[0,2\pi]$$ and $$a^{\varepsilon}(t,x+2\pi)=a^{\varepsilon}(t,x)$$. The interval $$[0,2\pi]$$ is divided uniformly by step $$\Delta t, t_{n}=n \Delta t$$. The solution of this problem is approximated by the $$N$$ lowest Fourier modes in $$t_{n}$$. In the standard spectral method its coefficients are calculated using the Fourier transform. The authors suggest another operator of projection.

##### MSC:
 65M70 Spectral, collocation and related methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs 65T50 Numerical methods for discrete and fast Fourier transforms 35K15 Initial value problems for second-order parabolic equations 35B27 Homogenization in context of PDEs; PDEs in media with periodic structure
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