In this paper, a new numerical algorithm for solving the time fractional convection–diffusion equation with variable coefficients is proposed. The time fractional derivative is estimated using the $L_{1}$ L 1 formula, and the spatial derivative is discretized by the sinc-Galerkin method. The convergence analysis of this method is investigated in detail. The numerical solution is $2-\alpha$ 2 − α order accuracy in time and exponential rate of convergence in space. Finally, some numerical examples are given to show the effectiveness of the numerical scheme.

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A T-B spline curves with a shape parameter λ is presented in this paper, which has simple structure and can be used to design curves. Analogous to the four B-spline curves, each curve segment is generated by five consecutive control points. For equidistant knots, the curves are C^2 continuous, but when the shape parameter λ equals to 0 , the curves are C^3 continuous. Moreover, this spline curve can be used to construct open and closed curves and can express ellipses conveniently.