An efficient split-step quasi-compact finite difference method for the nonlinear fractional Ginzburg-Landau equations

In this paper, we propose a split-step quasi-compact finite difference method to solve the nonlinear fractional Ginzburg-Landau equations both in one and two dimensions. The original equations are split into linear and nonlinear subproblems. The Riesz space fractional derivative is approximated by a fourth-order fractional quasi-compact method. Furthermore, an alternating direction implicit scheme is constructed for the two dimensional linear subproblem. The unconditional stability and convergence of the schemes are proved rigorously in the linear case. Numerical experiments are performed to confirm our theoretical findings and the efficiency of the proposed method. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.