Galerkin Type Methods for Semilinear Time-Fractional Diffusion Problems

04/25/2020

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by   Samir Karaa, et al.

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We derive optimal L^2-error estimates for semilinear time-fractional subdiffusion problems involving Caputo derivatives in time of order α∈ (0,1), for cases with smooth and nonsmooth initial data. A general framework is introduced allowing a unified error analysis of Galerkin type space approximation methods. The analysis is based on a semigroup type approach and exploits the properties of the inverse of the associated elliptic operator. Completely discrete schemes are analyzed in the same framework using a backward Euler convolution quadrature method in time. Numerical examples including conforming, nonconforming and mixed finite element (FE) methods are presented to illustrate the theoretical results.