Optimal L2 error estimates of mass- and energy- conserved FE schemes for a nonlinear Schrödinger–type system

Abstract

In this paper, we present an implicit Crank–Nicolson finite element (FE) scheme for solving a nonlinear Schrödinger–type system, which includes Schrödinger–Helmholz system and Schrödinger–Poisson system. In our numerical scheme, we employ an implicit Crank–Nicolson method for time discretization and a conforming FE method for spatial discretization. The proposed method is proved to be well-posedness and ensures mass and energy conservation at the discrete level. Furthermore, we prove optimal $L^2$ error estimates for the fully discrete solutions. Finally, some numerical examples are provided to verify the convergence rate and conservation properties.