function explicit_sin
% Solves the heat equation using explicit method for various M values
% diff(u,x,x) = diff(u,t) + f(x,t) for xL < x < xr, 0 < t < tmax
% where
% u = 0 at x=xL,xR and u = g(x) at t = 0
% g(x)=sin(2*pi*x) and f(x,t)=0
% clear all previous variables and plots
clear *
clf
% set parameters
N=20;
M=5;
tmax=0.1;
xL=0;
xR=1;
% pick time points for plot (by picking the index)
itotal=3;
it(1)=2;
it(2)=(M+1)/2;
it(3)=(M+1);
fprintf('\n Solution Computed with N = %3.0f and M = %4.0f\n\n',N,M)
% generate the points along the x-axis, x(1)=xL and x(N+2)=xR
x=linspace(xL,xR,N+2);
h=x(2)-x(1);
% calculate explicit solution using various M values
for im=1:3
% generate the points along the t-axis, t(1)=0 and t(M+1)=tmax
t=linspace(0,tmax,M+1);
k=t(2)-t(1);
lamda=k/h^2;
fprintf('\n Lamda = %5.2e\n\n',lamda)
if im==1
lamda1=lamda;
ue=explicit2(x,t,N+2,M+1,h,k,lamda);
tt(1)=t(it(1)); tt(2)=t(it(2)); tt(3)=t(it(3));
elseif im==2
lamda2=lamda;
uee=explicit2(x,t,N+2,M+1,h,k,lamda);
else im==3
lamda3=lamda;
ueee=explicit2(x,t,N+2,M+1,h,k,lamda);
end;
M=2*M;
end;
xx=linspace(xL,xR,100);
% plot results
%set(gcf,'Position', [662 315 560 725]);
plotsize(560,725)
for itt=1:itotal
% plot numerical solutions
subplot(3,1,4-itt)
hold on
plot(x,ue(:,it(itt)),'-sr')
plot(x,uee(:,2*it(itt)-1),'-ob')
plot(x,ueee(:,4*it(itt)-3),'--','Color',[0.5 0 0.5],'Linewidth',1)
% plot exact solution
u=exp(-4*pi*pi*tt(itt))*sin(2*pi*xx);
plot(xx,u,'-k')
% define axes used in plot
xlabel('x-axis','FontSize',14,'FontWeight','bold')
ylabel('Solution','FontSize',14,'FontWeight','bold')
% have MATLAB use certain plot options (all are optional)
set(gca,'FontSize',14);
box on
say=['Time = ', num2str(tt(itt))];
if itt==1
yt=0.4;
axis([0 1 -0.5 0.5]);
legend([' M = 5 (\lambda = ', num2str(lamda1,'%3.1f'),')'],[' M = 10 (\lambda = ', num2str(lamda2,'%3.1f'),')'],[' M = 20 (\lambda = ', num2str(lamda3,'%3.1f'),')'],' Exact',3);
set(findobj(gcf,'tag','legend'),'FontSize',12,'FontWeight','bold');
elseif itt==2
yt=0.4;
axis([0 1 -0.5 0.5]);
else
yt=50;
axis([0 1 -60 60]);
set(gca,'ytick',[-60 -30 0 30 60]);
end
text(0.75,yt,say,'FontSize',14,'FontWeight','bold')
hold off
end;
say=['Heat Equation: exact vs explicit method when u(x,0)=sin(2\pix)'];
title(say,'FontSize',14,'FontWeight','bold')
% explicit method
function UE=explicit2(x,t,N,M,h,k,lamda)
UE=zeros(N,M);
for i=1:N
UE(i,1)=g(x(i));
end;
for j=2:M
for i=2:N-1
UE(i,j)=lamda*UE(i+1,j-1)+(1-2*lamda)*UE(i,j-1)+lamda*UE(i-1,j-1)-k*f(x(i),t(j-1));
end;
end;
% subfunction f(x,t)
function q=f(x,t)
q=0;
% subfunction g(x)
function q=g(x)
q=sin(2*pi*x);
% tridiagonal solver
function y = tridiag( a, b, c, f )
N = length(f);
v = zeros(1,N);
y = v;
w = a(1);
y(1) = f(1)/w;
for i=2:N
v(i-1) = c(i-1)/w;
w = a(i) - b(i)*v(i-1);
y(i) = ( f(i) - b(i)*y(i-1) )/w;
end;
for j=N-1:-1:1
y(j) = y(j) - v(j)*y(j+1);
end;
% subfunction plotsize
function plotsize(width,height)
siz=get(0,'ScreenSize');
bottom=max(siz(4)-height-95,1);
set(gcf,'Position', [2 bottom width height]);