We propose and analyze a new family of nonconforming finite elements for the three-dimensional quad-curl problem.The proposed finite element spaces are subspaces of H(curl),but not of H(grad curl),which are different ...We propose and analyze a new family of nonconforming finite elements for the three-dimensional quad-curl problem.The proposed finite element spaces are subspaces of H(curl),but not of H(grad curl),which are different from the existing nonconforming ones[10,12,13].The well-posedness of the discrete problem is proved and optimal error estimates in discrete H(grad curl)norm,H(curl)norm and L2 norm are derived.Numerical experiments are provided to illustrate the good performance of the method and confirm our theoretical predictions.展开更多
In this paper, we consider the cascadic multigrid method for the mortar P1 nonconforming element which is used to solve the Poisson equation and prove that the cascadic conjugate gradient method is accurate with optim...In this paper, we consider the cascadic multigrid method for the mortar P1 nonconforming element which is used to solve the Poisson equation and prove that the cascadic conjugate gradient method is accurate with optimal complexity.展开更多
An anisotropic rectangular nonconforming finite element method for solving the Sobolev equations is discussed under semi-discrete and full discrete schemes. The corresponding optimal convergence error estimates and su...An anisotropic rectangular nonconforming finite element method for solving the Sobolev equations is discussed under semi-discrete and full discrete schemes. The corresponding optimal convergence error estimates and superclose property are derived, which are the same as the traditional conforming finite elements. Furthermore, the global superconvergence is obtained using a post-processing technique. The numerical results show the validity of the theoretical analysis.展开更多
The main aim of this article is to study the approximation of a locking-free anisotropic nonconforming finite element for the pure displacement boundary value problem of planar linear elasticity. The optimal error est...The main aim of this article is to study the approximation of a locking-free anisotropic nonconforming finite element for the pure displacement boundary value problem of planar linear elasticity. The optimal error estimates are obtained by using some novel approaches and techniques. The method proposed in this article is robust in the sense that the convergence estimates in the energy and L^2-norms are independent-of the Lame parameter λ.展开更多
In this paper, three n-rectangle nonconforming elements are proposed with n ≥ 3. They are the extensions of well-known Morley element, Adini element and Bogner-Fox-Schmit element in two spatial dimensions to any high...In this paper, three n-rectangle nonconforming elements are proposed with n ≥ 3. They are the extensions of well-known Morley element, Adini element and Bogner-Fox-Schmit element in two spatial dimensions to any higher dimensions respectively. These elements are all proved to be convergent for a model biharmonic equation in n dimensions.展开更多
A lumped mass approximation scheme of a low order Crouzeix-Raviart type noncon- forming triangular finite element is proposed to a kind of nonlinear parabolic integro-differential equations. The L2 error estimate is d...A lumped mass approximation scheme of a low order Crouzeix-Raviart type noncon- forming triangular finite element is proposed to a kind of nonlinear parabolic integro-differential equations. The L2 error estimate is derived on anisotropic meshes without referring to the traditional nonclassical elliptic projection.展开更多
A modified penalty scheme is discussed for solving the Stokes problem with the Crouzeix-Raviart type nonconforming linear triangular finite element. By the L^2 projection method, the superconvergence results for the v...A modified penalty scheme is discussed for solving the Stokes problem with the Crouzeix-Raviart type nonconforming linear triangular finite element. By the L^2 projection method, the superconvergence results for the velocity and pressure are obtained with a penalty parameter larger than that of the classical penalty scheme. The numerical experiments are carried out to confirm the theoretical results.展开更多
This paper deals with a new nonconforming anisotropic rectangular finite element approximation for the planar elasticity problem with pure displacement boundary condition. By use of the special properties of this elem...This paper deals with a new nonconforming anisotropic rectangular finite element approximation for the planar elasticity problem with pure displacement boundary condition. By use of the special properties of this element, and by introducing the complementary space and a series of novel techniques, the optimal error estimates of the energy norm and the L^2-norm are obtained. The restrictions of regularity assumption and quasi-uniform assumption or the inverse assumption on the meshes required in the conventional finite element methods analysis are to be got rid of and the applicable scope of the nonconforming finite elements is extended.展开更多
In this article, we study the explicit expressions of the constants in the error estimate of the nonconforming finite element method. We explicitly obtain the approximation error estimate and the consistency error est...In this article, we study the explicit expressions of the constants in the error estimate of the nonconforming finite element method. We explicitly obtain the approximation error estimate and the consistency error estimate for the Wilson's element without the regular assumption, respectively, which implies the final finite element error estimate. Such explicit a priori error estimates can be used as computable error bounds.展开更多
This paper studies a low order mixed finite element method (FEM) for nonstationary incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. The velocity and pressure are approximated by the nonconforming constrained Q1^4ot element a...This paper studies a low order mixed finite element method (FEM) for nonstationary incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. The velocity and pressure are approximated by the nonconforming constrained Q1^4ot element and the piecewise constant, respectively. The superconvergent error estimates of the velocity in the broken H^1-norm and the pressure in the L^2-norm are obtained respectively when the exact solutions are reasonably smooth. A numerical experiment is carried out to confirm the theoretical results.展开更多
A nonconforming finite element method of finite difference streamline diffusion type is proposed to solve the time-dependent linearized Navier-Stokes equations. The backward Euler scheme is used for time discretizatio...A nonconforming finite element method of finite difference streamline diffusion type is proposed to solve the time-dependent linearized Navier-Stokes equations. The backward Euler scheme is used for time discretization. Crouzeix-Raviart nonconforming finite element approximation, namely, nonconforming (P1)2 - P0 element, is used for the velocity and pressure fields with the streamline diffusion technique to cope with usual instabilities caused by the convection and time terms. Stability and error estimates are derived with suitable norms.展开更多
In this paper, using a bubble function, we construct a cuboid element to solve the fourth order elliptic singular perturbation problem in three dimensions. We prove that the nonconforming CO-cuboid element converges i...In this paper, using a bubble function, we construct a cuboid element to solve the fourth order elliptic singular perturbation problem in three dimensions. We prove that the nonconforming CO-cuboid element converges in the energy norm uniformly with respect to the perturbation parameter.展开更多
For transient Naiver-Stokes problems, a stabilized nonconforming finite element method is presented, focusing on two pairs inf-sup unstable finite element spaces, i.e., pNC/pNC triangular and pNQ/pNQ quadrilateral fin...For transient Naiver-Stokes problems, a stabilized nonconforming finite element method is presented, focusing on two pairs inf-sup unstable finite element spaces, i.e., pNC/pNC triangular and pNQ/pNQ quadrilateral finite element spaces. The semi- and full-discrete schemes of the stabilized method are studied based on the pressure projection and a variational multi-scale method. It has some attractive features: avoiding higher-order derivatives and edge-based data structures, adding a discrete velocity term only on the fine scale, being effective for high Reynolds number fluid flows, and avoiding increased computation cost. For the full-discrete scheme, it has second-order estimations of time and is unconditionally stable. The presented numerical results agree well with the theoretical results.展开更多
In this paper, the quadratic nonconforming brick element (MSLK element) intro- duced in [10] is used for the 3D Stokes equations. The instability for the mixed element pair MSLK-P1 is analyzed, where the vector-valu...In this paper, the quadratic nonconforming brick element (MSLK element) intro- duced in [10] is used for the 3D Stokes equations. The instability for the mixed element pair MSLK-P1 is analyzed, where the vector-valued MSLK element approximates the velocity and the piecewise P1 element approximates the pressure. As a cure, we adopt the piecewise P1 macroelement to discretize the pressure instead of the standard piecewise P1 element on cuboid meshes. This new pair is stable and the optimal error estimate is achieved. Numerical examples verify our theoretical analysis.展开更多
Based on combination of two variational principles, a nonconforming stabilized finite element method is presented for the Reissner-Mindlin plates. The method is convergent when the finite element space is energy-compa...Based on combination of two variational principles, a nonconforming stabilized finite element method is presented for the Reissner-Mindlin plates. The method is convergent when the finite element space is energy-compatible. Error estimates are derived. In particular, three finite element spaces are applied in the computation. Numerical results show that the method is insensitive to the mesh distortion and has better performence than the MITC4 and DKQ methods. With properly chosen parameters, high accuracy can be obtained at coarse meshes.展开更多
Some essential estimates, especially the so-called extension theorems, are established in this paper, for the nonconforming finite elements with their continuity at the vertices or the edge midpoints of the elements o...Some essential estimates, especially the so-called extension theorems, are established in this paper, for the nonconforming finite elements with their continuity at the vertices or the edge midpoints of the elements of the quasi-uniform mesh. As in the conforming discrete cases, these estimates play key roles in the theoretical analysis of the nonoverlap domain decomposition methods for the solving of second order self-adjoint elliptic problems discretized by the nonconforming finite element methods.展开更多
Two new locking-free nonconforming finite elements for the pure displacement planar elasticity problem are presented. Convergence rates of the elements are uniformly optimal with respect to A. The energy norm and L2 n...Two new locking-free nonconforming finite elements for the pure displacement planar elasticity problem are presented. Convergence rates of the elements are uniformly optimal with respect to A. The energy norm and L2 norm errors are proved to be O(h2) and O(h3), respectively. Numerical tests confirm the theoretical analysis.展开更多
In the use of finite element methods to the planar elasticity problems,one diffculty is to overcome locking when elasticity constant λ→∞.In the case of traction boundary condition,another diffculty is to make the d...In the use of finite element methods to the planar elasticity problems,one diffculty is to overcome locking when elasticity constant λ→∞.In the case of traction boundary condition,another diffculty is to make the discrete Korn's second inequality valid.In this paper,a triangular element is presented.We prove that this element is locking-free,the discrete Korn's second inequality holds and the convergence order is two.展开更多
The superconvergence in the finite element method is a phenomenon in which the fi-nite element approximation converges to the exact solution at a rate higher than the optimal order error estimate. Wang proposed and an...The superconvergence in the finite element method is a phenomenon in which the fi-nite element approximation converges to the exact solution at a rate higher than the optimal order error estimate. Wang proposed and analyzed superconvergence of the conforming finite element method by L2-projections. However, since the conforming finite element method (CFEM) requires a strong continuity, it is not easy to construct such finite elements for the complex partial differential equations. Thus, the nonconforming finite element method (NCFEM) is more appealing computationally due to better stability and flexibility properties compared to CFEM. The objective of this paper is to establish a general superconvergence result for the nonconforming finite element approximations for second-order elliptic problems by L2-projection methods by applying the idea presented in Wang. MATLAB codes are published at https://github.com/annaleeharris/Superconvergence-NCFEM for anyone to use and to study. The results of numerical experiments show great promise for the robustness, reliability, flexibility and accuracy of superconvergence in NCFEM by L2- projections.展开更多
In this paper, it is shown that Quasi-Wilson clement possesses a very special property i.e. the consistency error is of order O(h(2)), one order higher than that of Wilson element.
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文摘We propose and analyze a new family of nonconforming finite elements for the three-dimensional quad-curl problem.The proposed finite element spaces are subspaces of H(curl),but not of H(grad curl),which are different from the existing nonconforming ones[10,12,13].The well-posedness of the discrete problem is proved and optimal error estimates in discrete H(grad curl)norm,H(curl)norm and L2 norm are derived.Numerical experiments are provided to illustrate the good performance of the method and confirm our theoretical predictions.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant 10071015.
文摘In this paper, we consider the cascadic multigrid method for the mortar P1 nonconforming element which is used to solve the Poisson equation and prove that the cascadic conjugate gradient method is accurate with optimal complexity.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.10671184)
文摘An anisotropic rectangular nonconforming finite element method for solving the Sobolev equations is discussed under semi-discrete and full discrete schemes. The corresponding optimal convergence error estimates and superclose property are derived, which are the same as the traditional conforming finite elements. Furthermore, the global superconvergence is obtained using a post-processing technique. The numerical results show the validity of the theoretical analysis.
基金The research is supported by NSF of China (10371113 10471133)
文摘The main aim of this article is to study the approximation of a locking-free anisotropic nonconforming finite element for the pure displacement boundary value problem of planar linear elasticity. The optimal error estimates are obtained by using some novel approaches and techniques. The method proposed in this article is robust in the sense that the convergence estimates in the energy and L^2-norms are independent-of the Lame parameter λ.
基金The work of the first author was supported by the National Natural Science Fbundation of china(10571006)The work of the shird author was supperted by the Changjiang Professorship of the Ministry of Education of China through Peking University
文摘In this paper, three n-rectangle nonconforming elements are proposed with n ≥ 3. They are the extensions of well-known Morley element, Adini element and Bogner-Fox-Schmit element in two spatial dimensions to any higher dimensions respectively. These elements are all proved to be convergent for a model biharmonic equation in n dimensions.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10671184)
文摘A lumped mass approximation scheme of a low order Crouzeix-Raviart type noncon- forming triangular finite element is proposed to a kind of nonlinear parabolic integro-differential equations. The L2 error estimate is derived on anisotropic meshes without referring to the traditional nonclassical elliptic projection.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 10971203 and 11271340)the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (No. 20094101110006)
文摘A modified penalty scheme is discussed for solving the Stokes problem with the Crouzeix-Raviart type nonconforming linear triangular finite element. By the L^2 projection method, the superconvergence results for the velocity and pressure are obtained with a penalty parameter larger than that of the classical penalty scheme. The numerical experiments are carried out to confirm the theoretical results.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(10371113,10671184)
文摘This paper deals with a new nonconforming anisotropic rectangular finite element approximation for the planar elasticity problem with pure displacement boundary condition. By use of the special properties of this element, and by introducing the complementary space and a series of novel techniques, the optimal error estimates of the energy norm and the L^2-norm are obtained. The restrictions of regularity assumption and quasi-uniform assumption or the inverse assumption on the meshes required in the conventional finite element methods analysis are to be got rid of and the applicable scope of the nonconforming finite elements is extended.
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文摘In this article, we study the explicit expressions of the constants in the error estimate of the nonconforming finite element method. We explicitly obtain the approximation error estimate and the consistency error estimate for the Wilson's element without the regular assumption, respectively, which implies the final finite element error estimate. Such explicit a priori error estimates can be used as computable error bounds.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11271340)
文摘This paper studies a low order mixed finite element method (FEM) for nonstationary incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. The velocity and pressure are approximated by the nonconforming constrained Q1^4ot element and the piecewise constant, respectively. The superconvergent error estimates of the velocity in the broken H^1-norm and the pressure in the L^2-norm are obtained respectively when the exact solutions are reasonably smooth. A numerical experiment is carried out to confirm the theoretical results.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.10771150)the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2005CB321701)+1 种基金the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(No.NCET-07-0584)the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province(No.07ZB087)
文摘A nonconforming finite element method of finite difference streamline diffusion type is proposed to solve the time-dependent linearized Navier-Stokes equations. The backward Euler scheme is used for time discretization. Crouzeix-Raviart nonconforming finite element approximation, namely, nonconforming (P1)2 - P0 element, is used for the velocity and pressure fields with the streamline diffusion technique to cope with usual instabilities caused by the convection and time terms. Stability and error estimates are derived with suitable norms.
文摘In this paper, using a bubble function, we construct a cuboid element to solve the fourth order elliptic singular perturbation problem in three dimensions. We prove that the nonconforming CO-cuboid element converges in the energy norm uniformly with respect to the perturbation parameter.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11271273)
文摘For transient Naiver-Stokes problems, a stabilized nonconforming finite element method is presented, focusing on two pairs inf-sup unstable finite element spaces, i.e., pNC/pNC triangular and pNQ/pNQ quadrilateral finite element spaces. The semi- and full-discrete schemes of the stabilized method are studied based on the pressure projection and a variational multi-scale method. It has some attractive features: avoiding higher-order derivatives and edge-based data structures, adding a discrete velocity term only on the fine scale, being effective for high Reynolds number fluid flows, and avoiding increased computation cost. For the full-discrete scheme, it has second-order estimations of time and is unconditionally stable. The presented numerical results agree well with the theoretical results.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11171052,11301053,61328206 and 61272371)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
文摘In this paper, the quadratic nonconforming brick element (MSLK element) intro- duced in [10] is used for the 3D Stokes equations. The instability for the mixed element pair MSLK-P1 is analyzed, where the vector-valued MSLK element approximates the velocity and the piecewise P1 element approximates the pressure. As a cure, we adopt the piecewise P1 macroelement to discretize the pressure instead of the standard piecewise P1 element on cuboid meshes. This new pair is stable and the optimal error estimate is achieved. Numerical examples verify our theoretical analysis.
基金supported by the Key Technologies R&D Program of Sichuan Province of China(No. 05GG006-006-2)
文摘Based on combination of two variational principles, a nonconforming stabilized finite element method is presented for the Reissner-Mindlin plates. The method is convergent when the finite element space is energy-compatible. Error estimates are derived. In particular, three finite element spaces are applied in the computation. Numerical results show that the method is insensitive to the mesh distortion and has better performence than the MITC4 and DKQ methods. With properly chosen parameters, high accuracy can be obtained at coarse meshes.
文摘Some essential estimates, especially the so-called extension theorems, are established in this paper, for the nonconforming finite elements with their continuity at the vertices or the edge midpoints of the elements of the quasi-uniform mesh. As in the conforming discrete cases, these estimates play key roles in the theoretical analysis of the nonoverlap domain decomposition methods for the solving of second order self-adjoint elliptic problems discretized by the nonconforming finite element methods.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 10771198 and 11071226)the Foundation of International Science and Technology Cooperation of Henan Province
文摘Two new locking-free nonconforming finite elements for the pure displacement planar elasticity problem are presented. Convergence rates of the elements are uniformly optimal with respect to A. The energy norm and L2 norm errors are proved to be O(h2) and O(h3), respectively. Numerical tests confirm the theoretical analysis.
文摘In the use of finite element methods to the planar elasticity problems,one diffculty is to overcome locking when elasticity constant λ→∞.In the case of traction boundary condition,another diffculty is to make the discrete Korn's second inequality valid.In this paper,a triangular element is presented.We prove that this element is locking-free,the discrete Korn's second inequality holds and the convergence order is two.
文摘The superconvergence in the finite element method is a phenomenon in which the fi-nite element approximation converges to the exact solution at a rate higher than the optimal order error estimate. Wang proposed and analyzed superconvergence of the conforming finite element method by L2-projections. However, since the conforming finite element method (CFEM) requires a strong continuity, it is not easy to construct such finite elements for the complex partial differential equations. Thus, the nonconforming finite element method (NCFEM) is more appealing computationally due to better stability and flexibility properties compared to CFEM. The objective of this paper is to establish a general superconvergence result for the nonconforming finite element approximations for second-order elliptic problems by L2-projection methods by applying the idea presented in Wang. MATLAB codes are published at https://github.com/annaleeharris/Superconvergence-NCFEM for anyone to use and to study. The results of numerical experiments show great promise for the robustness, reliability, flexibility and accuracy of superconvergence in NCFEM by L2- projections.
文摘In this paper, it is shown that Quasi-Wilson clement possesses a very special property i.e. the consistency error is of order O(h(2)), one order higher than that of Wilson element.