The Virtual Element Method for an Elliptic Hemivariational Inequality with Convex Constraint

The Virtual Element Method for an Elliptic Hemivariational Inequality with Convex Constraint

Year:    2021

Author:    Jianguo Huang, Fang Feng, Weimin Han, Jianguo Huang

Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications, Vol. 14 (2021), Iss. 3 : pp. 589–612

Abstract

An abstract framework of numerical method is devised for solving an elliptic hemivariational inequality with convex constraint. Convergence of the method is explored under the minimal solution regularity available from the well-posedness of the hemivariational inequality. A Céa-type inequality is derived for error estimation. As a typical example, a virtual element method is proposed to solve a frictionless unilateral contact problem and its optimal error estimates are obtained as well. Numerical results are reported to show the performance of the proposed method.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/nmtma.OA-2020-0180

Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications, Vol. 14 (2021), Iss. 3 : pp. 589–612

Published online:    2021-01

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Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    24

Keywords:    Virtual element method hemivariational inequality error estimate multiobjective double bundle method.

Author Details

Jianguo Huang

Fang Feng

Weimin Han

Jianguo Huang