CFD: Use von Neumann-Fourier stability analysis method to calculate the stability requirements.
The DuFort-Frankel method for solving the heat equation incorporates a second-order central difference in time with a second-order central difference in space:
Δt^2 * (∂^2u/∂t^2) = α * Δx^2 * (∂^2u/∂x^2)
Note how the finite difference in space is written. This clever twist endows the method with very favorable stability properties. Develop these stability requirements and discuss in regards to accuracy, physics, and step-size and mesh spacing.