 Von Neumann stability analysis (source code)

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Von Neumann analysis inserts the Fourier mode $u_m^n=G^n e^{im\theta}$ into a constant-coefficient difference scheme. A one-step method is stable in the discrete $2$-norm when its amplification factor satisfies $|G(\theta)|\leq1$ for every resolvable wavenumber.

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