Nonsmooth data error estimates for FEM approximations of the time fractional cable equation

In this paper, the fractional cable equation, involving two Riemann-Liouville fractional derivatives, with initial/boundary condition is considered. Two fully discrete schemes are obtained by employing piecewise linear Galerkin FEM in space, and using convolution quadrature methods based on the first- and second-order backward difference methods in time. Optimal error estimates in terms of the initial data and the inhomogeneity for the semi-discrete scheme and fully discrete schemes are discussed. Numerical results are shown to verify the theoretical results. (C) 2017 IMACS. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.