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Stability
Since u^n\sim A^n ,
- A < 0 gives a factor (-1)^n and oscillatory solutions
- |A|>1 gives growing solutions
- Recall: the exact solution is monotone and decaying
- If these qualitative properties are not met, we say that the
numerical solution is unstable