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Volume 26, Issue 5
Superconvergence Analysis of Finite Element Methods for Optimal Control Problems of the Stationary Bénard Type

Yanzhen Chang & Danping Yang

J. Comp. Math., 26 (2008), pp. 660-676.

Published online: 2008-10

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In this paper, we consider the finite element approximation of the distributed optimal control problems of the stationary Bénard type under the pointwise control constraint. The states and the co-states are approximated by polynomial functions of lowest-order mixed finite element space or piecewise linear functions and the control is approximated by piecewise constant functions. We give the superconvergence analysis for the control; it is proved that the approximation has a second-order rate of convergence. We further give the superconvergence analysis for the states and the co-states. Then we derive error estimates in $L^\infty$-norm and optimal error estimates in $L^2$-norm.

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49J20, 65N30.

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In this paper, we consider the finite element approximation of the distributed optimal control problems of the stationary Bénard type under the pointwise control constraint. The states and the co-states are approximated by polynomial functions of lowest-order mixed finite element space or piecewise linear functions and the control is approximated by piecewise constant functions. We give the superconvergence analysis for the control; it is proved that the approximation has a second-order rate of convergence. We further give the superconvergence analysis for the states and the co-states. Then we derive error estimates in $L^\infty$-norm and optimal error estimates in $L^2$-norm.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Superconvergence Analysis of Finite Element Methods for Optimal Control Problems of the Stationary Bénard Type JO - Journal of Computational Mathematics VL - 5 SP - 660 EP - 676 PY - 2008 DA - 2008/10 SN - 26 DO - http://doi.org/ UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jcm/8650.html KW - Optimal control problem, The stationary Bénard problem, Nonlinear coupled system, Finite element approximation, Superconvergence. AB -

In this paper, we consider the finite element approximation of the distributed optimal control problems of the stationary Bénard type under the pointwise control constraint. The states and the co-states are approximated by polynomial functions of lowest-order mixed finite element space or piecewise linear functions and the control is approximated by piecewise constant functions. We give the superconvergence analysis for the control; it is proved that the approximation has a second-order rate of convergence. We further give the superconvergence analysis for the states and the co-states. Then we derive error estimates in $L^\infty$-norm and optimal error estimates in $L^2$-norm.

Yanzhen Chang & Danping Yang. (1970). Superconvergence Analysis of Finite Element Methods for Optimal Control Problems of the Stationary Bénard Type. Journal of Computational Mathematics. 26 (5). 660-676. doi:
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