Convergence of a second-order linearized BDF-IPDG for nonlinear parabolic equations with discontinuous coefficients (Q520201)

The numerical discretization of two-dimensional nonlinear parabolic interface problems is considered. The diffusion coefficient is considered to be discontinuous across the interface and moreover dependent on the unknown solution. The second-order backward difference formula (BDF) is used for the time discretization and the spatial discretization is treated with the anti-symmetric interior over-penalized discontinuous Galerkin (IPDG) finite element method. The optimal-order error estimates are proven based on the assumption of piecewise regular solution. The theoretical results are supported by the numerical results.