• We propose a Galerkin finite element method (FEM) for solving the Klein–Gordon–Zakharov equations with power law nonlinearity. • we use the combination of the interpolation and Ritz projection technique, which can reduce the regularity of exact solution. • We study the optimal and superconvergent error estimate results both theoretically and numerically. • We discuss the extensions of our scheme to more general finite elements. The main aim of this paper is to propose a Galerkin finite element method (FEM) for solving the Klein–Gordon–Zakharov (KGZ) equations with power law nonlinearity, and to give the error estimations of approximate solutions about the electronic fast time scale component q and the ion density deviation r . In which, the bilinear element is used for spatial discretization, and a second order difference scheme is implemented for temporal discretization. Moreover, by use of the combination of the interpolation and Ritz projection technique, and the interpolated postprocessing approach, for weaker regularity requirements of the exact solution, the superclose and global superconvergence estimations of q in H 1 − norm are deduced. At the same time, the superconvergence of the auxiliary variable φ ( − Δ φ = r t ) in H 1 − norm and optimal error estimation of r in L 2 − norm are derived. Meanwhile, we also discuss the extensions of our scheme to more general finite elements. Finally, the numerical experiments are provided to confirm the validity of the theoretical analysis.
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