Single step Galerkin approximations for parabolic problems

Baker, Garth A.; Bramble, James H.; Thomée, Vidar

doi:10.1090/S0025-5718-1977-0448947-X

Single step Galerkin approximations for parabolic problems

Authors: Garth A. Baker, James H. Bramble and Vidar Thomée
Journal: Math. Comp. 31 (1977), 818-847
MSC: Primary 65N30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1977-0448947-X
MathSciNet review: 0448947
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Abstract: In this paper we construct and analyze classes of single step methods of arbitrary order for homogeneous linear initial boundary value problems for parabolic equations with time-independent coefficients. The spatial discretization is done by means of general Galerkin-type methods.

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