TWO LEVEL SCHWARZ METHODS OF MIXED FINITE ELEMENT APPROXIMATION OF BIHARMONIC PROBLEM

In this paper,the two level additive Schwarz algorithm of mixed finite element.dts-cretization of Inharmonic problem is presented,the rate of convergenece is obtained.Moreover,the two level multiplicative Schwarz algorithm is considered.

Mixed Finite Element Formats of any Order Based on Bubble Functions for Stationary Stokes Problem

Mixed element formats of any order based on bubble functions for the stationary Stokes problem are derived in triangular and tetrahedral meshes and the convergence of these formats are proved.

An Adaptive Least-Squares Mixed Finite Element Method for Fourth Order Parabolic Problems

A least-squares mixed finite element (LSMFE) method for the numerical solution of fourth order parabolic problems analyzed and developed in this paper. The Ciarlet-Raviart mixed finite element space is used to approximate. The a posteriori error estimator which is needed in the adaptive refinement algorithm is proposed. The local evaluation of the least-squares functional serves as a posteriori error estimator. The posteriori errors are effectively estimated. The convergence of the adaptive least-squares mixed finite element method is proved.

UNIFORM SUPERCONVERGENCE ANALYSIS OF A TWO-GRID MIXED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR THE TIME-DEPENDENT BI-WAVE PROBLEM MODELING D-WAVE SUPERCONDUCTORS

In this paper,a two-grid mixed finite element method(MFEM)of implicit Backward Euler(BE)formula is presented for the fourth order time-dependent singularly perturbed Bi-wave problem for d-wave superconductors by the nonconforming EQ_(1)^(rot) element.In this approach,the original nonlinear system is solved on the coarse mesh through the Newton iteration method,and then the linear system is computed on the fine mesh with Taylor’s expansion.Based on the high accuracy results of the chosen element,the uniform superclose and superconvergent estimates in the broken H^(1)-norm are derived,which are independent of the negative powers of the perturbation parameter appeared in the considered problem.Numerical results illustrate that the computing cost of the proposed two-grid method is much less than that of the conventional Galerkin MFEM without loss of accuracy.

Higher Order Triangular Mixed Finite Element Methods for Semilinear Quadratic Optimal Control Problems

In this paper,we investigate a priori error estimates for the quadratic optimal control problems governed by semilinear elliptic partial differential equations using higher order triangular mixed finite element methods.The state and the co-state are approximated by the order k Raviart-Thomas mixed finite element spaces and the control is approximated by piecewise polynomials of order k(k≥0).A priori error estimates for the mixed finite element approximation of semilinear control problems are obtained.Finally,we present some numerical examples which confirm our theoretical results.

Error estimates of triangular mixed finite element methods for quasilinear optimal control problems

The goal of this paper is to study a mixed finite element approximation of the general convex optimal control problems governed by quasilinear elliptic partial differential equations. The state and co-state are approximated by the lowest order Raviart-Thomas mixed finite element spaces and the control is approximated by piecewise constant functions. We derive a priori error estimates both for the state variables and the control variable. Finally, some numerical examples are given to demonstrate the theoretical results.

Fully Discrete H^(1) -Galerkin Mixed Finite Element Methods for Parabolic Optimal Control Problems

In this paper,we investigate a priori and a posteriori error estimates of fully discrete H^(1)-Galerkin mixed finite element methods for parabolic optimal control prob-lems.The state variables and co-state variables are approximated by the lowest order Raviart-Thomas mixed finite element and linear finite element,and the control vari-able is approximated by piecewise constant functions.The time discretization of the state and co-state are based on finite difference methods.First,we derive a priori error estimates for the control variable,the state variables and the adjoint state variables.Second,by use of energy approach,we derive a posteriori error estimates for optimal control problems,assuming that only the underlying mesh is static.A numerical example is presented to verify the theoretical results on a priori error estimates.

L∞-ESTIMATES OF MIXED FINITE ELEMENT METHODS FOR GENERAL NONLINEAR OPTIMAL CONTROL PROBLEMS

This paper investigates L∞--estimates for the general optimal control problems governed by two-dimensional nonlinear elliptic equations with pointwise control constraints using mixed finite element methods. The state and the co-state are approximated by the lowest order Raviart-Thomas mixed finite element spaces and the control is approximated by piecewise constant functions. The authors derive L∞--estimates for the mixed finite element approximation of nonlinear optimal control problems. Finally, the numerical examples are given.

Error Estimates and Superconvergence of Mixed Finite Element Methods for Optimal Control Problems with Low Regularity

In this paper,we investigate the error estimates and superconvergence property of mixed finite element methods for elliptic optimal control problems.The state and co-state are approximated by the lowest order Raviart-Thomas mixed fi-nite element spaces and the control variable is approximated by piecewise constant functions.We derive L^(2) and L^(∞)-error estimates for the control variable.Moreover,using a recovery operator,we also derive some superconvergence results for the control variable.Finally,a numerical example is given to demonstrate the theoretical results.

Superconvergence of Rectangular Mixed Finite Element Methods for Constrained Optimal Control Problem

We investigate the superconvergence properties of the constrained quadratic elliptic optimal control problem which is solved by using rectangular mixed finite element methods.We use the lowest order Raviart-Thomas mixed finite element spaces to approximate the state and co-state variables and use piecewise constant functions to approximate the control variable.We obtain the superconvergence of O(h^(1+s))(0<s≤1)for the control variable.Finally,we present two numerical examples to confirm our superconvergence results.

A Posteriori Error Estimates of Triangular Mixed Finite Element Methods for Semilinear Optimal Control Problems

In this paper,we present an a posteriori error estimates of semilinear quadratic constrained optimal control problems using triangular mixed finite element methods.The state and co-state are approximated by the order k≤1 RaviartThomas mixed finite element spaces and the control is approximated by piecewise constant element.We derive a posteriori error estimates for the coupled state and control approximations.A numerical example is presented in confirmation of the theory.

Superconvergence of RT1 mixed finite element approximations for elliptic control problems

In this paper,we investigate the superconvergence property of the numerical solution to a quadratic elliptic control problem by using mixed finite element methods.The state and co-state are approximated by the order k=1 Raviart-Thomas mixed finite element spaces and the control variable is approximated by piecewise constant functions.We prove the superconvergence error estimate of h3/2 in L2-norm between the approximated solution and the average L2 projection of the control.Moreover,by the postprocessing technique,a quadratic superconvergence result of the control is derived.

A posteriori error estimator for eigenvalue problems by mixed finite element method

In this paper,a residual type of a posteriori error estimator for the general second order elliptic eigenpair approximation by the mixed finite element method is derived and analyzed,based on a type of superconvergence result of the eigenfunction approximation.Its efficiency and reliability are proved by both theoretical analysis and numerical experiments.

LEAST-SQUARES MIXED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR SADDLE-POINT PROBLEM

In this paper, a least-squares mixed finite element method for the solution of the primal saddle-point problem is developed. It is proved that the approximate problem is consistent ellipticity in the conforming finite element spaces with only the discrete BB-condition needed for a smaller auxiliary problem. The abstract error estimate is derived. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Adaptive mixed least squares Galerkin/Petrov finite element method for stationary conduction convection problems

An adaptive mixed least squares Galerkin/Petrov finite element method （FEM） is developed for stationary conduction convection problems. The mixed least squares Galerkin/Petrov FEM is consistent and stable for any combination of discrete velocity and pressure spaces without requiring the Babuska-Brezzi stability condition. Using the general theory of Verfiirth, the posteriori error estimates of the residual type are derived. Finally, numerical tests are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the method.

A weak Galerkin-mixed finite element method for the Stokes-Darcy problem

In this paper,we propose a new numerical scheme for the coupled Stokes-Darcy model with the Beavers-Joseph-Saffman interface condition.We use the weak Galerkin method to discretize the Stokes equation and the mixed finite element method to discretize the Darcy equation.A discrete inf-sup condition is proved and the optimal error estimates are also derived.Numerical experiments validate the theoretical analysis.

A CHARACTERISTIC MIXED FINITE ELEMENT TWO-GRID METHOD FOR COMPRESSIBLE MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT PROBLEM

A nonlinear parabolic system is derived to describe compressible miscible displacement in a porous medium.The concentration equation is treated by a mixed finite element method with characteristics(CMFEM)and the pressure equation is treated by a parabolic mixed finite element method(PMFEM).Two-grid algorithm is considered to linearize nonlinear coupled system of two parabolic partial differential equations.Moreover,the L q error estimates are conducted for the pressure,Darcy velocity and concentration variables in the two-grid solutions.Both theoretical analysis and numerical experiments are presented to show that the two-grid algorithm is very effective.

AN ITERATIVE HYBRIDIZED MIXED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR ELLIPTIC INTERFACE PROBLEMS WITH STRONGLY DISCONTINUOUS COEFFICIENTS

An iterative algorithm is proposed and analyzed based on a hybridized mixed finite element method for numerically solving two-phase generalized Stefan interface problems with strongly discontinuous solutions, conormal derivatives, and coefficients. This algorithm iteratively solves small problems for each single phase with good accuracy and exchange information at the interface to advance the iteration until convergence, following the idea of Schwarz Alternating Methods. Error estimates are derived to show that this algorithm always converges provided that relaxation parameters are suitably chosen. Numeric experiments with matching and non-matching grids at the interface from different phases are performed to show the accuracy of the method for capturing discontinuities in the solutions and coefficients. In contrast to standard numerical methods, the accuracy of our method does not seem to deteriorate as the coefficient discontinuity increases.