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In this paper, we study the discrete fractional Schr\"{o}dinger equation $$ (-\Delta)^\alpha u+h(x) u=f(x,u),\quad x\in \mathbb{Z}^d,$$ where $d\in\mathbb{N}^*,\,\alpha \in(0, 1)$ and the nonlocal operator $(-\Delta)^\alpha $ is defined by…
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We show that optimal $L^2$-convergence in the finite element method on quasi-uniform meshes can be achieved if, for some $s_0 > 1/2$, the boundary value problem has the mapping property $H^{-1+s} \rightarrow H^{1+s}$ for $s \in [0,s_0]$.…
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