Discretization with variable time steps of an evolution equation with a positive-type memory term (Q1919461)

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Discretization with variable time steps of an evolution equation with a positive-type memory term
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    Discretization with variable time steps of an evolution equation with a positive-type memory term (English)
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    11 March 1997
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    The authors consider the problem \[ u'(t) + \int^t_0 \beta (t-s) Au(s)ds = f(t) \quad \text{for} \quad t>0,\;u(0)=v. \] Here \(A\) is a selfadjoint positive definite operator in a real Hilbert space \(H\), and \(\beta\) is a real-valued positive definite kernel. The equation is discretized in time using backward Euler and Crank-Nicolson methods, and incorporating appropriate quadratures for the memory term (integral term). Variable time steps are permitted. Error estimates of the methods are derived.
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    evolution equations
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    backward Euler methods
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    finite difference method
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    abstract Volterra integral equation
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    variable time steps
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    error estimates
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    selfadjoint positive definite operator
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    Hilbert space
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    Crank-Nicolson methods
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    memory term
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