SPACE-TIME DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN METHOD FOR MAXWELL EQUATIONS IN DISPERSIVE MEDIA

In this paper, a unified model for time-dependent Maxwell equations in dispersive media is considered. The space-time DG method developed in [29] is applied to solve the un-derlying problem. Unconditional L2-stability and error estimate of order O？τr＋1＋hk＋1/2？ are obtained when polynomials of degree at most r and k are used for the temporal dis-cretization and spatial discretization respectively. 2-D and 3-D numerical examples are given to validate the theoretical results. Moreover, numerical results show an ultra-convergence of order 2r＋1 in temporal variable t.

Upwind finite difference method for miscible oil and water displacement problem with moving boundary values

The research of the miscible oil and water displacement problem with moving boundary values is of great value to the history of oil-gas transport and accumulation in the basin evolution as well as to the rational evaluation in prospecting and exploiting oil-gas resources. The mathematical model can be described as a coupled system of nonlinear partial differential equations with moving boundary values. For the twodimensional bounded region, the upwind finite difference schemes are proposed. Some techniques, such as the calculus of variations, the change of variables, and the theory of a priori estimates, are used. The optimal orderl2-norm estimates are derived for the errors in the approximate solutions. The research is important both theoretically and practically for the model analysis in the field, the model numerical method, and the software development.

Quadratic Finite Volume Element Schemes over Triangular Meshes for a Nonlinear Time-Fractional Rayleigh-Stokes Problem

In this article,we study a 2D nonlinear time-fractional Rayleigh-Stokes problem,which has an anomalous subdiffusion term,on triangular meshes by quadratic finite volume element schemes.Time-fractional derivative,defined by Caputo fractional derivative,is discretized through L2−1σformula,and a two step scheme is used to approximate the time first-order derivative at time tn−α/2,where the nonlinear term is approximated by using a matching linearized difference scheme.A family of quadratic finite volume element schemes with two parameters are proposed for the spatial discretization,where the range of values for two parameters areβ1∈(0,1/2),β2∈(0,2/3).For testing the precision of numerical algorithms,we calculate some numerical examples which have known exact solution or unknown exact solution by several kinds of quadratic finite volume element schemes,and contrast with the results of an existing quadratic finite element scheme by drawing diversified comparison plots and showing the detailed data of L2 error results and convergence orders.Numerical results indicate that,L2 error estimate of one scheme with parameters β_(1)=(3−√3)/6,β2=(6+√3−√21+6√3)/9 is O(h^(3)+△t^(2)),and L^(2) error estimates of other schemes are O(h^(2)+△t^(2)),where h and △t denote the spatial and temporal discretization parameters,respectively.

CONVERGENCE ANALYSIS OF MIXED VOLUME ELEMENT-CHARACTERISTIC MIXED VOLUME ELEMENT FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL CHEMICAL OIL-RECOVERY SEEPAGE COUPLED PROBLEM

The physical model is described by a seepage coupled system for simulating numerically three-dimensional chemical oil recovery, whose mathematical description includes three equations to interpret main concepts. The pressure equation is a nonlinear parabolic equation, the concentration is defined by a convection-diffusion equation and the saturations of different components are stated by nonlinear convection-diffusion equations. The transport pressure appears in the concentration equation and saturation equations in the form of Darcy velocity, and controls their processes. The flow equation is solved by the conservative mixed volume element and the accuracy is improved one order for approximating Darcy velocity. The method of characteristic mixed volume element is applied to solve the concentration, where the diffusion is discretized by a mixed volume element method and the convection is treated by the method of characteristics. The characteristics can confirm strong computational stability at sharp fronts and it can avoid numerical dispersion and nonphysical oscillation. The scheme can adopt a large step while its numerical results have small time-truncation error and high order of accuracy. The mixed volume element method has the law of conservation on every element for the diffusion and it can obtain numerical solutions of the concentration and adjoint vectors. It is most important in numerical simulation to ensure the physical conservative nature. The saturation different components are obtained by the method of characteristic fractional step difference. The computational work is shortened greatly by decomposing a three-dimensional problem into three successive one-dimensional problems and it is completed easily by using the algorithm of speedup. Using the theory and technique of a priori estimates of differential equations, we derive an optimal second order estimates in 12 norm. Numerical examples are given to show the effectiveness and practicability and the method is testified as a powerful tool to solve the important problems.

A Family of Characteristic Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Transient Advection-Diffusion Equations and Their Optimal-Order L2 Error Estimates

We develop a family of characteristic discontinuous Galerkin methods for transient advection-diffusion equations,including the characteristic NIPG,OBB,IIPG,and SIPG schemes.The derived schemes possess combined advantages of EulerianLagrangian methods and discontinuous Galerkin methods.An optimal-order error estimate in the L2 norm and a superconvergence estimate in a weighted energy norm are proved for the characteristic NIPG,IIPG,and SIPG scheme.Numerical experiments are presented to confirm the optimal-order spatial and temporal convergence rates of these schemes as proved in the theorems and to show that these schemes compare favorably to the standard NIPG,OBB,IIPG,and SIPG schemes in the context of advection-diffusion equations.

THE BEST L2 NORM ERROR ESTIMATE OF LOWER ORDER FINITE ELEMENT METHODS FOR THE FOURTH ORDER PROBLEM

In the paper, we analyze the L2 norm error estimate of lower order finite element methods for the fourth order problem. We prove that the best error estimate in the L2 norm of the finite element solution is of second order, which can not be improved generally. The main ingredients are the saturation condition established for these elements and an identity for the error in the energy norm of the finite element solution. The result holds for most of the popular lower order finite element methods in the literature including： the Powell-Sabin C1 -P2 macro element, the nonconforming Morley element, the C1 -Q2 macro element, the nonconforming rectangle Morley element, and the nonconforming incomplete biquadratic element. In addition, the result actually applies to the nonconforming Adini element, the nonconforming Fraeijs de Veubeke elements, and the nonconforming Wang- Xu element and the Wang-Shi-Xu element provided that the saturation condition holds for them. This result solves one long standing problem in the literature： can the L2 norm error estimate of lower order finite element methods of the fourth order problem be two order higher than the error estimate in the energy norm？

L2 Decay Estimate of BCL Equation

This paper considers linearized BCL system with viscosity which is firstly derived by J. L. Bona, T. Colin and D. Lannes for the study of motion of water waves. Ldecay estimate is got by means of Fourier analysis and frequency decomposition. This result plays key role in studying the global well-posedness of corresponding nonlinear system.

Implicit DG Method for Time Domain Maxwell’s Equations Involving Metamaterials

An implicit discontinuous Galerkin method is introduced to solve the timedomain Maxwell’s equations in metamaterials.The Maxwell’s equations in metamaterials are represented by integral-differential equations.Our scheme is based on discontinuous Galerkin method in spatial domain and Crank-Nicolson method in temporal domain.The fully discrete numerical scheme is proved to be unconditionally stable.When polynomial of degree at most p is used for spatial approximation,our scheme is verified to converge at a rate of O(τ^(2)+h^(p)+1/2).Numerical results in both 2D and 3D are provided to validate our theoretical prediction.

A restriction theorem for oscillatory integral operator with certain polynomial phase

We consider the oscillatory integral operator Ta,mf（X） f（y）dy, where the function f is a Schwartz function.In this paper, the restriction theorem on Sn-1 for this operator is obtained. Moreover, we obtain a necessary condition which ensures validity of the restriction theorem.

Space-Time Discontinuous GalerkinMethod for Maxwell’s Equations

A fully discrete discontinuous Galerkin method is introduced for solving time-dependent Maxwell’s equations.Distinguished from the Runge-Kutta discontinuous Galerkin method(RKDG)and the finite element time domain method(FETD),in our scheme,discontinuous Galerkinmethods are used to discretize not only the spatial domain but also the temporal domain.The proposed numerical scheme is proved to be unconditionally stable,and a convergent rate O((△t)^(r+1)+h^(k+1/2))is established under the L^(2)-normwhen polynomials of degree atmost r and k are used for temporal and spatial approximation,respectively.Numerical results in both 2-D and 3-D are provided to validate the theoretical prediction.An ultra-convergence of order(△t)^(2r+1) in time step is observed numerically for the numerical fluxes w.r.t.temporal variable at the grid points.

A Mixed-finite Volume Element Coupled with the Method of Characteristic Fractional Step Difference for Simulating Transient Behavior of Semiconductor Device of Heat Conductor And Its Numerical Analysis

The mathematical system is formulated by four partial differential equations combined with initial- boundary value conditions to describe transient behavior of three-dimensional semiconductor device with heat conduction. The first equation of an elliptic type is defined with respect to the electric potential, the successive two equations of convection dominated diffusion type are given to define the electron concentration and the hole concentration, and the fourth equation of heat conductor is for the temperature. The electric potential appears in the equations of electron concentration, hole concentration and the temperature in the formation of the intensity. A mass conservative numerical approximation of the electric potential is presented by using the mixed finite volume element, and the accuracy of computation of the electric intensity is improved one order. The method of characteristic fractional step difference is applied to discretize the other three equations, where the hyperbolic terms are approximated by a difference quotient in the characteristics and the diffusion terms are discretized by the method of fractional step difference. The computation of three-dimensional problem works efficiently by dividing it into three one-dimensional subproblems and every subproblem is solved by the method of speedup in parallel. Using a pair of different grids （coarse partition and refined partition）, piecewise threefold quadratic interpolation, variation theory, multiplicative commutation rule of differential operators, mathematical induction and priori estimates theory and special technique of differential equations, we derive an optimal second order estimate in L2-norm. This numerical method is valuable in the simulation of semiconductor device theoretically and actually, and gives a powerful tool to solve the international problem presented by J. Douglas, Jr.