We introduce a new technique, a three-level average linear-implicit finite difference method, for solving the Rosenau-Burgers equation. A second-order accuracy on both space and time numerical solution of the Rosenau-Burgers equation is obtained using a five-point stencil. We prove the existence and uniqueness of the numerical solution. Moreover, the convergence and stability of the numerical solution are also shown. The numerical results show that our method improves the accuracy of the solution significantly.

Two numerical models to obtain the solution of the KdV equation are proposed. Numerical tools, compact fourth‐order and standard fourth‐order finite difference techniques, are applied to the KdV equation. The fundamental conservative properties of the equation are preserved by the finite difference methods. Linear stability analysis of two methods is presented by the Von Neumann analysis. The new methods give second‐ and fourth‐order accuracy in time and space, respectively. The numerical experiments show that the proposed methods improve the accuracy of the solution significantly.