On the solution of a Schrödinger type equation by a projection-difference method with an implicit Euler scheme with respect to time

Abstract

A linear nonstationary Schrodinger type problem in a separable Hilbert space is approximately solved by a projection-difference method. The problem is discretized in space by the Galerkin method using finite-dimensional subspaces of finite-element type, and an implicit Euler scheme is used with respect to time. We establish error estimates uniform with respect to the time grid for the approximate solutions; as to the spatial variables, the estimates are given in the norm of the original space as well as in the energy norm. The estimates considered here not only permit one to prove the convergence of approximate solutions to the exact solution but also give a numerical characterization of the convergence rate.