Projection-difference methods for the approximate solution of parabolic equations with nonsymmetric operators (Q5951204)

The author investigates a projection-difference method for the numerical solution of the abstract linear parabolic equation with a nonsymmteric operator: \[ u'(t)+A(t)u(t)=f(t),\quad u(0)=u^0, \] where \(A(t): V\to V'\) is a linear bounded operator which is determined by the sesquilinear form \(a(t,u,v)=:(A(t)u,v)\) on \(V\times V\) for \(t\in [0,T]\), \(V\hookrightarrow H \hookrightarrow V'\) is a triple of separable Hilbert spaces, and \(a(t,u,v)\) satisfies \(|a(t,u,v)|\leq C\|u\|_V\|v\|_V\); \(Re a(t,u,v)+\lambda\|u\|^2_H \geq\delta\|u\|^2_V\). Projection-difference methods for the numerical approximation of the above abstract equation have been studied quite comprehensively for the case in which \(a(t,u,v)\) or its ``leading'' part is symmetric with respect to \(u,v\in V\). However, the nonsymmetric case is less explored. In this paper the author analyzes the projection-difference method for the above abstract parabolic equation with a nonsymmetric operator by using the implicit Euler scheme as well as the Crank-Nicolson scheme with respect to time. The convergence and error estimates of the method are shown for strong solutions by exploiting discrete energy estimates and an interpolation property of the finite dimensional discrete spaces.