A Priori Error Bounds for Parabolic Interface Problems with Measure Data

Abstract: This article studies a priori error analysis for linear parabolic interface problems with measure data in time in a bounded convex polygonal domain in $\mathbb{R}^2$. We have used the standard continuous fitted finite element discretization for the space. Due to the low regularity of the data of the problem, the solution possesses very low regularity in the entire domain. A priori error bound in the $L^2(L^2(\Omega))$-norm for the spatially discrete finite element approximations are derived under minimal regularity with the help of the $L^2$ projection operators and the duality argument. The interfaces are assumed to be smooth for our purpose.