An \textit{a priori} error analysis of the \(hp\)-version of the continuous Galerkin FEM for nonlinear initial value problems (Q2490403)

The author presents the \(hp\)-version of the continuous Galerkin finite element method (FEM) for the approximation of nonlinear initial value problems. He not only derives a priori error bounds in the \(L^2\)- and \(H^1\)-norm that are explicit with respect to the time steps and the approximation orders, but also proves that the scheme superconverges at the nodal points of the time partition. Finally, he gives some numerical experiments to illustrate the performance of the method.