@Article{NMTMA-16-1, author = {Zimo, Zhu and Xie, Xiaoping and Xiao, Jihong and Zimo, Zhu and Xie, Xiaoping}, title = {Semi-Discrete and Fully Discrete Weak Galerkin Finite Element Methods for a Quasistatic Maxwell Viscoelastic Model}, journal = {Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications}, year = {2023}, volume = {16}, number = {1}, pages = {79--110}, abstract = {

This paper considers weak Galerkin finite element approximations on polygonal/polyhedral meshes for a quasistatic Maxwell viscoelastic model. The spatial discretization uses piecewise polynomials of degree $k (k ≥ 1)$ for the stress approximation, degree $k+1$ for the velocity approximation, and degree $k$ for the numerical trace of velocity on the inter-element boundaries. The temporal discretization in the fully discrete method adopts a backward Euler difference scheme. We show the existence and uniqueness of the semi-discrete and fully discrete solutions, and derive optimal a priori error estimates. Numerical examples are provided to support the theoretical analysis.

}, issn = {2079-7338}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4208/nmtma.OA-2022-0024}, url = {https://global-sci.com/article/90199/semi-discrete-and-fully-discrete-weak-galerkin-finite-element-methods-for-a-quasistatic-maxwell-viscoelastic-model} }