Recovered finite element methods

Georgoulis, E. H. and Pryer, T. (2018) Recovered finite element methods. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 332. pp. 303-324. ISSN 0045-7825 doi: 10.1016/j.cma.2017.12.026

Abstract/Summary

We introduce a family of Galerkin finite element methods which are constructed via recovery operators over element-wise discontinuous approximation spaces. This new family, termed collectively as \emph{recovered finite element methods (R-FEM)} has a number of attractive features over both classical finite element and discontinuous Galerkin approaches, most important of which is its potential to produce stable conforming approximations in a variety of settings. Moreover, for special choices of recovery operators, R-FEM produces the same approximate solution as the classical conforming finite element method, while, trivially, one can recast (primal formulation) discontinuous Galerkin methods. A priori error bounds are shown for linear second order boundary value problems, verifying the optimality of the proposed method. Residual-type a posteriori bounds are also derived, highlighting the potential of R-FEM in the context of adaptive computations. Numerical experiments highlight the good approximation properties of the method in practice. A discussion on the potential use of R-FEM in various settings is also included.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/74838
Identification Number/DOI	10.1016/j.cma.2017.12.026
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Publisher	Elsevier
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