Department of Mathematics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 ; Institut für Mathematik, Universität Graz, Heinrichstraße 36, A8010 Graz, Austria
Abstract:
We present formulations of the Trotter-Kato theorem for approximation of linear C-semigroups which provide very useful framework when convergence of numerical approximations to solutions of PDEs are studied. Applicability of our results is demonstrated using a first order hyperbolic equation, a wave equation and Stokes' equation as illustrative examples.