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Modified energy for split-step methods applied to the linear Schr\"odinger equation

Numerical Analysis 2009-01-12 v1

Abstract

We consider the linear Schr\"odinger equation and its discretization by split-step methods where the part corresponding to the Laplace operator is approximated by the midpoint rule. We show that the numerical solution coincides with the exact solution of a modified partial differential equation at each time step. This shows the existence of a modified energy preserved by the numerical scheme. This energy is close to the exact energy if the numerical solution is smooth. As a consequence, we give uniform regularity estimates for the numerical solution over arbitrary long time

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@article{arxiv.0901.1190,
  title  = {Modified energy for split-step methods applied to the linear Schr\"odinger equation},
  author = {Arnaud Debussche and Erwan Faou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0901.1190},
  year   = {2009}
}
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