A Two-Grid Algorithm of Fully Discrete Galerkin Finite Element Methods for a Nonlinear Hyperbolic Equation

A Two-Grid Algorithm of Fully Discrete Galerkin Finite Element Methods for a Nonlinear Hyperbolic Equation

Year:    2020

Author:    Kang Li, Zhijun Tan

Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications, Vol. 13 (2020), Iss. 4 : pp. 1050–1067

Abstract

A two-grid finite element approximation is studied in the fully discrete scheme obtained by discretizing in both space and time for a nonlinear hyperbolic equation. The main idea of two-grid methods is to use a coarse-grid space ($S_H$) to produce a rough approximation for the solution of nonlinear hyperbolic problems and then use it as the initial guess on the fine-grid space ($S_h$). Error estimates are presented in $H^1$-norm, which show that two-grid methods can achieve the optimal convergence order as long as the two different girds satisfy $h$ = $\mathcal{O}$($H^2$). With the proposed techniques, we can obtain the same accuracy as standard finite element methods, and also save lots of time in calculation. Theoretical analyses and numerical examples are presented to confirm the methods.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/nmtma.OA-2019-0200

Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications, Vol. 13 (2020), Iss. 4 : pp. 1050–1067

Published online:    2020-01

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Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    18

Keywords:    Nonlinear hyperbolic equation two-grid algorithm finite element method fully discrete error estimate.

Author Details

Kang Li

Zhijun Tan

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