Convergence analysis of some high-order time accurate schemes for a finite volume method for second-order hyperbolic equations on general nonconforming multidimensional spatial meshes (Q2846183)

The author considers the initial-boundary value problem for an inhomogeneous wave equation in a polygonally bounded domain in \(\mathcal{R}^d\) subject to homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. The aim of the paper is to derive for the space discretization a finite volume scheme using a class of nonconforming meshes recently introduced by \textit{R. Eymard} et al. [IMA J.\ Numer.\ Anal. 30, No. 4, 1009--1043 (2010; Zbl 1202.65144)] and to use Newark's method for the time discretization. The truncation error is of first order in space and in general of second order in time, but for a special choice of a parameter in the Newark's method also of fourth order. A complete convergence analysis is given for the solution and its first derivatives.