On the least-squares method
On the least-squares method
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DOI:
10.1016/s0045-7825(97)00192-8
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发表时间:
1998-01-01
影响因子:
7.2
通讯作者:
Jiang, BN
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作者:
Jiang, BN
It is shown that the theoretical basis of the general least-squares method is the bounded inverse theorem. This explains why the least-squares finite element method (LSFEM) within one mathematical/computational framework without any special treatment can provide numerical solutions for all types of partial differential equations. Error estimates of LSFEM for general and elliptic first-order systems of partial differential equations are established. As an example, the incompressible Stokes equations are considered. The principal part of the Stokes equations in the first-order velocity-pressure-vorticity formulation consists of two div-curl systems. This knowledge is employed to derive all permissible combinations of non-standard boundary conditions for the Stokes equations and to show that under these conditions the Stokes operator is bounded below in the full H-1 sense, and hence the corresponding LSFEM is optimal. The numerical results are also given to support this conclusion.