A new error estimate for a fully finite element discretization scheme for parabolic equations using Crank-Nicolson method.
The paper deals with the numerical solution of the heat equation with the aid of the finite element method for the space semi-discretization and the Crank-Nicolson scheme for the time discretization. The authors derive a priori error estimates in the discrete \(W^{1,\infty}(0,T; L^2(\Omega))\)-norm and in the discrete \(L^{\infty}(0,T; H^1_0(\Omega))\)-seminorm. The estimates are optimal with respect to the space as well as time coordinates.
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6362246