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Analysis of the Backward Euler scheme
\begin{equation*} [D_t^- u = \dfc D_xD_x u]^n_q\end{equation*}
u^n_q = A^n e^{ikq\Delta x}
A = (1 + 4F\sin^2p)^{-1}
u^n_q = (1 + 4F\sin^2p)^{-n}e^{ikq\Delta x}
Stability:
We see that |A| < 1 for all \Delta t>0
and that A>0 (no oscillations)