Comparison Results of Finite Element Methods for the Poisson Model Problem
Comparison Results of Finite Element Methods for the Poisson Model Problem
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泊松模型问题的有限元方法比较结果
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发表时间:
2012
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2.9
通讯作者:
M. Schedensack
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作者:
C. Carstensen;D. Peterseim;M. Schedensack
This paper establishes the equivalence of the conforming Courant finite element method, the nonconforming Crouzeix--Raviart finite element method, and several first-order discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods in the sense that the respective energy error norms are equivalent up to generic constants and higher-order data oscillations in a Poisson model problem. The Raviart--Thomas mixed finite element method is better than the previous methods, whereas the conjecture of the converse relation is proved to be false. This paper completes the analysis of comparison initiated by Braess [Calcolo, 46 (2009), pp. 149--155]. Two numerical benchmarks illustrate the comparison theorems and the possible strict superiority of the Raviart--Thomas mixed finite element method. Applications include least-squares finite element methods, finite volume methods, and equality of approximation classes for concepts of optimality for adaptive finite element methods.