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With \( [D_tD_t u]^n \) as the finite difference approximation to \( u^{\prime\prime}(t_n) \) we can write $$ [D_tD_t u + \omega^2 u = 0]^n $$
\( [D_tD_t u]^n \) means applying a central difference with step \( \Delta t/2 \) twice: $$ [D_t(D_t u)]^n = \frac{[D_t u]^{n+\half} - [D_t u]^{n-\half}}{\Delta t}$$ which is written out as $$ \frac{1}{\Delta t}\left(\frac{u^{n+1}-u^n}{\Delta t} - \frac{u^{n}-u^{n-1}}{\Delta t}\right) = \frac{u^{n+1}-2u^n + u^{n-1}}{\Delta t^2} \tp $$
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