Large time step maximum norm regularity of L-stable difference methods for parabolic equations (Q471202)

The paper focuses on an application of the finite difference method for linear second-order partial differential equations of parabolic type. The maximum norm regularity properties with large time steps for L-stable finite difference methods is shown. The regularity properties for the differences of the numerical solution is similar to those of the continuous problem. The regularity results for the inhomogeneous problem show that the uniform rate of convergence of the numerical solution and its differences are controlled only by the maximum norm of the local truncation error.