RESUMEN

A difference method for the numerical integration of a nonlinear partial integrodifferential equation is considered. The integral term is treated by means of a convolution quadrature suggested by Lubich. Some results from Lubich’s discretized fractional calculus play a crucial role in proving consistency. The verification of stability and convergence is based on the nonnegative character of the real quadratic form associated with the convolution quadrature. A stability result is derived that is applicable to equations and numerical methods far more general than those treated in this paper.