Efficient numerical realization of discontinuous Galerkin methods for temporal discretization of parabolic problems (Q1950449): Difference between revisions

The authors propose an efficient numerical realization of discontinuous Galerkin methods (dG) for temporal discretization of parabolic partial differential equations of the form \(\partial_t u(t) + A(u) = f(t)\),\; \(t \in (0,T)\), with initial condition \(u(0) = u_0\). Two sets of assumptions are imposed on the spatial differential operator that guarantee the existence of a unique solution and the applicability of the proposed simplified solution scheme. A suitable approximation to Newton's method and decoupling the Newton update equation, which consists of a coupled system of \(r+1\) elliptic problems will avoid complex coefficients which arise inevitably in the equations obtained by a direct decoupling. The accuracy of these approximations and their impact on the outer Newton iteration are investigated. The efficiency of the presented schemes is studied by numerical tests.