What is the mf ?

Hey, guys

I will be happy if you help me to understand the following terms:

1) What does "mf" imply in the following code?

mf=1; reltol=1.0e-04; abstol=1.0e-04; options=odeset(’RelTol’,reltol,’AbsTol’,abstol); if(mf==1) % explicit FDs [t,u]=ode15s(@pde_1,tout,u0,options); end

2) What does nout mean in the following code?

% Independent variable for ODE integration t0=0.0; tf=2.5; tout=linspace(t0,tf,n); nout=n; ncall=0;

3) What does ndss mean n the follwoing code?

if(mf==2) ndss=4; % ndss = 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 required [t,u]=ode15s(@pde_2,tout,u0,options); end

Can you please explain each variable of interest in relation to the whole code?

Answer 1

[Youssef Khmou]

hi,

they are constants (mf,nout, ndss) it depends on the system on which you want apply the ODE .

AT least : you have to give a comprehensive description on the title like " MOL parameters " or something else so to target a large audience .

You have to study the theory & algorithm, next you will answer for yourself , but anyway :

1.ndss refers to a library of differentiation routines for use in the MOL solution of PDEs

2.nout : Number of outputs in the graph .

3.fm : a parameter to adjust the ndss .

[Daniyar]

Thanks.

Do you have any source of information clearly explaining ndss, ndout, and fm. I tried to look for them in mathworks.co.uk but they give different meaning.

[Youssef Khmou]

no, they are not predefined in Mat, every programs has its own variables names , http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Method_of_lines/example_implementation Did yu see this link before , it contains the MOL