Volume 52, Issue 3
A New Mixed Method for the Stokes Equations Based on Stress-Velocity-Vorticity Formulation

Mattia Penati & Edie Miglio

J. Math. Study, 52 (2019), pp. 299-319.

Published online: 2019-09

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In this paper, we develop and analyze a mixed finite element method for the Stokes flow. This method is based on a stress-velocity-vorticity formulation. A new discretization is proposed: the stress is approximated using the Raviart-Thomas elements, the velocity and the vorticity by piecewise discontinuous polynomials. It is shown that if the orders of these spaces are properly chosen then the advocated method is stable. We derive error estimates for the Stokes problem, showing optimal accuracy for both the velocity and vorticity.

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65N12, 65N30, 76D07, 76M10

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mattia.penati@polimi.it (Mattia Penati)

edie.miglio@polimi.it (Edie Miglio)

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@Article{JMS-52-299, author = {Penati , Mattia and Miglio , Edie}, title = {A New Mixed Method for the Stokes Equations Based on Stress-Velocity-Vorticity Formulation}, journal = {Journal of Mathematical Study}, year = {2019}, volume = {52}, number = {3}, pages = {299--319}, abstract = {

In this paper, we develop and analyze a mixed finite element method for the Stokes flow. This method is based on a stress-velocity-vorticity formulation. A new discretization is proposed: the stress is approximated using the Raviart-Thomas elements, the velocity and the vorticity by piecewise discontinuous polynomials. It is shown that if the orders of these spaces are properly chosen then the advocated method is stable. We derive error estimates for the Stokes problem, showing optimal accuracy for both the velocity and vorticity.

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TY - JOUR T1 - A New Mixed Method for the Stokes Equations Based on Stress-Velocity-Vorticity Formulation AU - Penati , Mattia AU - Miglio , Edie JO - Journal of Mathematical Study VL - 3 SP - 299 EP - 319 PY - 2019 DA - 2019/09 SN - 52 DO - http://doi.org/10.4208/jms.v52n3.19.05 UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jms/13300.html KW - Mixed finite element, Stokes equations, Raviart-Thomas, incompressible fluids. AB -

In this paper, we develop and analyze a mixed finite element method for the Stokes flow. This method is based on a stress-velocity-vorticity formulation. A new discretization is proposed: the stress is approximated using the Raviart-Thomas elements, the velocity and the vorticity by piecewise discontinuous polynomials. It is shown that if the orders of these spaces are properly chosen then the advocated method is stable. We derive error estimates for the Stokes problem, showing optimal accuracy for both the velocity and vorticity.

Mattia Penati & Edie Miglio. (2019). A New Mixed Method for the Stokes Equations Based on Stress-Velocity-Vorticity Formulation. Journal of Mathematical Study. 52 (3). 299-319. doi:10.4208/jms.v52n3.19.05
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