 Backward Euler diffusion scheme (source code)

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= Backward Euler diffusion scheme
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For the centered spatial second difference, backward Euler has amplification factor $G(\theta)=[1+4\mu\sin^2(\theta/2)]^{-1}$ and is stable for every physical Courant number $\mu\geq0$.

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