Asymptotically Exact a Posteriori Error Estimates for the Local Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Nonlinear KdV Equations in One Space Dimension
Year: 2020
Author: Mahboub Baccouch
International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling, Vol. 17 (2020), Iss. 6 : pp. 767–793
Abstract
In this paper, we develop and analyze an implicit $a$ $posteriori$ error estimates for the local discontinuous Galerkin (LDG) method for nonlinear third-order Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equations in one space dimension. First, we show that the LDG error on each element can be split into two parts. The first part is proportional to the $(p+1)$-degree right Radau polynomial and the second part converges with order $p$ $+$ $\frac{3}{2}$ in the $L^2$-norm, when piecewise polynomials of degree at most $p$ are used. These results allow us to construct $a$ $posteriori$ LDG error estimates. The proposed error estimates are computationally simple and are obtained by solving a local steady problem with no boundary conditions on each element. Furthermore, we prove that, for smooth solutions, these $a$ $posteriori$ error estimates converge at a fixed time to the exact spatial errors in the $L^2$-norm under mesh refinement. The order of convergence is proved to be $p$ $+$ $\frac{3}{2}$. Finally, we prove that the global effectivity index converges to unity at $\mathcal{O}(h^{\frac{1}{2}})$ rate. Several numerical examples are provided to illustrate the global superconvergence results and the convergence of the proposed error estimator.
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/2020-IJNAM-18350
International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling, Vol. 17 (2020), Iss. 6 : pp. 767–793
Published online: 2020-01
AMS Subject Headings: Global Science Press
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 27
Keywords: Local discontinuous Galerkin method nonlinear KdV equations superconvergence $a$ $posteriori$ error estimation.