$$ \newcommand{\uex}{{u_{\small\mbox{e}}}} \newcommand{\half}{\frac{1}{2}} \newcommand{\halfi}{{1/2}} \newcommand{\xpoint}{\boldsymbol{x}} \newcommand{\normalvec}{\boldsymbol{n}} \newcommand{\Oof}[1]{\mathcal{O}(#1)} \newcommand{\Ix}{\mathcal{I}_x} \newcommand{\Iy}{\mathcal{I}_y} \newcommand{\It}{\mathcal{I}_t} \newcommand{\setb}[1]{#1^0} % set begin \newcommand{\sete}[1]{#1^{-1}} % set end \newcommand{\setl}[1]{#1^-} \newcommand{\setr}[1]{#1^+} \newcommand{\seti}[1]{#1^i} \newcommand{\Real}{\mathbb{R}} $$

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Neumann boundary condition in 2D

Use ideas from 1D! Example: \( \frac{\partial u}{\partial n} \) at \( y=0 \), \( \frac{\partial u}{\partial n} = -\frac{\partial u}{\partial y} \)

Boundary condition discretization: $$ [-D_{2y} u = 0]^n_{i,0}\quad\Rightarrow\quad \frac{u^n_{i,1}-u^n_{i,-1}}{2\Delta y} = 0,\ i\in\Ix $$

Insert \( u^n_{i,-1}=u^n_{i,1} \) in the stencil for \( u^{n+1}_{i,j=0} \) to obtain a modified stencil on the boundary.

Pattern: use interior stencil also on the bundary, but replace \( j-1 \) by \( j+1 \)

Alternative: use ghost cells and ghost values

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