IMEX method convergence for a parabolic equation

Abstract

Although implicit–explicit (IMEX) methods for approximating solutions to semilinear parabolic equations are relatively standard, most recent works examine the case of a fully discretized model. We show that by discretizing time only, one can obtain an elementary convergence result for an implicit–explicit method. This convergence result is strong enough to imply existence and uniqueness of solutions to a class of semilinear parabolic equations.