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Table 2 The errors between the numerical solutions and the analytical solution at \(t=2\)

From: A Crank–Nicolson finite spectral element method for the 2D non-stationary Stokes equations about vorticity–stream functions

Δt and N

\(\|\nabla(\psi(x, y, t_{n})-\psi_{N}^{n})\|_{0}\)

\(\|\omega(x,y,t_{n})-\omega_{N}^{n}\|_{0}\)

Δt = 1/8 and N = 8

4.4732e−2

3.3764e−2

Δt = 1/16 and N = 16

7.0124e−3

6.8274e−3

Δt = 1/32 and N = 32

9.5675e−4

8.9906e−4

Δt = 1/64 and N = 64

4.6703e−4

3.1033e−4