Unconditional convergence and optimal error estimates of the Euler semi-implicit scheme for a generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation (Q2374377)

The authors obtain the optimal error estimates of an Euler semi-implicit method for a generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation without any time step restriction. This method is based on a splitting of the error into a time error and a spatial error (cf. [\textit{H. Gao} et al., SIAM J. Numer. Anal. 52, No. 3, 1183--1202 (2014; Zbl 1328.65206)] and [\textit{B. Li} and \textit{W. Sun}, SIAM J. Numer. Anal. 51, No. 4, 1959--1977 (2013; Zbl 1311.76067)]). As the regularity of the solution of the time-discrete formulation is obtained, it is shown that the solution of the fully-discrete Euler method in the \(L^\infty\) norm can be bounded. Applying this, the optimal error estimate in the \(L^2\) norm of the fully discrete scheme can be obtained. This optimal error estimate has no restriction on the time and spatial steps.