Convergence of method of lines approximations to partial differential equations (Q797976)

Many existing numerical schemes for evolutionary problems in partial differential equations can be viewed as method of lines (MOL) schemes. This paper treats the convergence of one-step MOL schemes. Our main purpose is to set up a general framework for a convergence analysis applicable to nonlinear problems. The stability materials for this framework are taken from the field of nonlinear stiff ODEs. In this connection, important concepts are the logarithmic matrix norm and C- stability. A nonlinear parabolic equation and the cubic Schrödinger equation are used for illustrating the ideas.