Error Reduction, Convergence and Optimality for Adaptive Mixed Finite Element Methods for Diffusion Equations

Error Reduction, Convergence and Optimality for Adaptive Mixed Finite Element Methods for Diffusion Equations

Year:    2012

Journal of Computational Mathematics, Vol. 30 (2012), Iss. 5 : pp. 483–503

Abstract

Error reduction, convergence and optimality are analyzed for adaptive mixed finite element methods (AMFEM) for diffusion equations without marking the oscillation of data. Firstly, the quasi-error, i.e. the sum of the stress variable error and the scaled error estimator, is shown to reduce with a fixed factor between two successive adaptive loops, up to an oscillation. Secondly, the convergence of AMFEM is obtained with respect to the quasi-error plus the divergence of the flux error. Finally, the quasi-optimal convergence rate is established for the total error, i.e. the stress variable error plus the data oscillation.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/jcm.1112-m3480

Journal of Computational Mathematics, Vol. 30 (2012), Iss. 5 : pp. 483–503

Published online:    2012-01

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Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    21

Keywords:    Adaptive mixed finite element method Error reduction Convergence Quasi-optimal convergence rate.

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