摘要

In this paper we prove an optimal-order error estimate for a family of characteristic mixed method with arbitrary degree of mixed finite element approximations for the numerical solution of transient convection diffusion equations. This paper generalizes the results in [1, 61]. The proof of the main results is carried out via three lemmas, which are utilized to overcome the difficulties arising from the combination of MMOC and mixed finite element methods. Numerical experiments are presented to justify the theoretical analysis.