Recovery Type a Posteriori Error Estimates of Fully Discrete Finite Element Methods for General Convex Parabolic Optimal Control Problems

Recovery Type a Posteriori Error Estimates of Fully Discrete Finite Element Methods for General Convex Parabolic Optimal Control Problems

Year:    2012

Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications, Vol. 5 (2012), Iss. 4 : pp. 573–591

Abstract

This paper is concerned with recovery type a posteriori error estimates of fully discrete finite element approximation for general convex parabolic optimal control problems with pointwise control constraints. The time discretization is based on the backward Euler method. The state and the adjoint state are approximated by piecewise linear functions and the control is approximated by piecewise constant functions. We derive the superconvergence properties of finite element solutions. By using the superconvergence results, we obtain recovery type a posteriori error estimates. Some numerical examples are presented to verify the theoretical results.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/nmtma.2012.m1117

Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications, Vol. 5 (2012), Iss. 4 : pp. 573–591

Published online:    2012-01

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Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    19

Keywords:    General convex optimal control problems fully discrete finite element approximation a posteriori error estimates superconvergence recovery operator.