Analysis of least-squares approximations to second-order elliptic problems. II. Finite volume method

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Abstract

A theoretical analysis of the combined finite volume/least squares approximations to boundary value problems for second-order elliptic equations in mixed first-order system formulation with variable coefficients in two- and three-dimensional bounded domains is presented. This method is composed of a direct cell vertex finite volume discretization step and an algebraic least-squares step, where the least-squares procedure is applied after the finite volume discretization process is achieved. An optimal error estimate in the H1(Ω) product norm for continuous piecewise linear approximating function spaces is derived. An equivalent a posteriori error estimator in the H1(Ω) product norm is also proposed and analyzed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)433-451
Number of pages19
JournalNumerical Functional Analysis and Optimization
Volume23
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2002

Keywords

  • A posteriori error estimates
  • A priori error estimates
  • Elliptic problems
  • Finite volume methods
  • Least squares

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