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numerical-stability

HeshamFS/materials-simulation-skills
41Added Jun 5, 2026
numerical-stabilitycfl-conditionvon-neumann-analysispde-simulationstiffnesstime-steppingconvergence

Summary

Analyze numerical stability for time-dependent PDE simulations — check CFL and Fourier criteria, perform von Neumann stability analysis, detect stiffness, evaluate matrix conditioning, and recommend explicit vs implicit time-stepping schemes. Use when selecting time steps, diagnosing numerical blow-up or solver divergence, checking convergence criteria, or evaluating scheme stability for advection, diffusion, or reaction problems, even if the user doesn't explicitly mention "stability" or "CFL."

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