Journal Pre-proof A generalized von Neumann analysis for multi-level schemes: Stability and spectral accuracy Komal Kumari and Diego A. Donzis PII: S0021-9991(20)30642-2 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2020.109868 Reference: YJCPH 109868 To appear in: Journal of Computational Physics Received date: 14 April 2020 Revised date: 4 August 2020 Accepted date: 22 September 2020 Please cite this article as: K. Kumari and D.A. Donzis, A generalized von Neumann analysis for multi-level schemes: Stability and spectral accuracy, Journal of Computational Physics, 109868, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2020.109868. This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. 2020 Published by Elsevier.