A Sparse Composite Collocation Finite Element Method for Elliptic SPDEs
A Sparse Composite Collocation Finite Element Method for Elliptic SPDEs
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DOI:
10.1137/090750743
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发表时间:
2011-11
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M. Bieri
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M. Bieri
This work presents a stochastic collocation method for solving elliptic PDEs with random coefficients and forcing term which are assumed to depend on a finite number of random variables. The method consists of a hierarchic wavelet discretization in space and a sequence of hierarchic collocation operators in the probability domain to approximate the solution's statistics. The selection of collocation points is based on a Smolyak construction of zeros of orthogonal polynomials with respect to the probability density function of each random input variable. A sparse composition of levels of spatial refinements and stochastic collocation points is then proposed and analyzed, resulting in a substantial reduction of overall degrees of freedom. Like in the Monte Carlo approach, the algorithm results in solving a number of uncoupled, purely deterministic elliptic problems, which allows the integration of existing fast solvers for elliptic PDEs. Numerical examples on two-dimensional domains will then demonstrate the superiority of this sparse composite collocation finite element method compared to the “full composite” collocation finite element method and the Monte Carlo method.