Finite difference/spectral approximations for the time-fractional diffusion equation (Q2381219)

Consider the problem of finding a numerical solution for the time-fractional diffusion equation with the fractional derivative with respect to time being given in the sense of Caputo. For the solution of this problem, the authors propose a method based on a finite difference scheme with respect to time combined with a Legendre spectral method for the space variable(s). A proof of stability and convergence of the algorithm is provided. Error estimates and numerical results are given as well.