Table 7 The CPU times of the split-step, linearized Crank–Nicolson FEMs and the Crank–Nicolson FEM with Newton’s iteration with \(T=0.5\).

From: A split-step finite element method for the space-fractional Schrödinger equation in two dimensions

\(\Delta t\), h

Methods

CPU time (s)

1/500, 1/3

Split-step FEM

851.16

1/500, 1/3

Crank–Nicolson FEM with Newton’s iteration

1577.14

1/500, 1/3

Linearized Crank–Nicolson FEM

1094.15

1/1000, 1/2

Split-step FEM

144.70

1/1000, 1/2

Crank–Nicolson FEM with Newton’s iteration

266.35

1/1000, 1/2

Linearized Crank–Nicolson FEM

152.02

1/1500, 1/4

Split-step FEM

3435.05

1/1500, 1/4

Crank–Nicolson FEM with Newton’s iteration

9199.40

1/1500, 1/4

Linearized Crank–Nicolson FEM

5297.28