403 research outputs found
On variational eigenvalue approximation of semidefinite operators
Eigenvalue problems for semidefinite operators with infinite dimensional
kernels appear for instance in electromagnetics. Variational discretizations
with edge elements have long been analyzed in terms of a discrete compactness
property. As an alternative, we show here how the abstract theory can be
developed in terms of a geometric property called the vanishing gap condition.
This condition is shown to be equivalent to eigenvalue convergence and
intermediate between two different discrete variants of Friedrichs estimates.
Next we turn to a more practical means of checking these properties. We
introduce a notion of compatible operator and show how the previous conditions
are equivalent to the existence of such operators with various convergence
properties. In particular the vanishing gap condition is shown to be equivalent
to the existence of compatible operators satisfying an Aubin-Nitsche estimate.
Finally we give examples demonstrating that the implications not shown to be
equivalences, indeed are not.Comment: 26 page
Convergence of a cell-centered finite volume discretization for linear elasticity
We show convergence of a cell-centered finite volume discretization for
linear elasticity. The discretization, termed the MPSA method, was recently
proposed in the context of geological applications, where cell-centered
variables are often preferred. Our analysis utilizes a hybrid variational
formulation, which has previously been used to analyze finite volume
discretizations for the scalar diffusion equation. The current analysis
deviates significantly from previous in three respects. First, additional
stabilization leads to a more complex saddle-point problem. Secondly, a
discrete Korn's inequality has to be established for the global discretization.
Finally, robustness with respect to the Poisson ratio is analyzed. The
stability and convergence results presented herein provide the first rigorous
justification of the applicability of cell-centered finite volume methods to
problems in linear elasticity
Rellich-type Discrete Compactness for Some Discontinuous Galerkin FEM
We deduce discrete compactness of Rellich type for some discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods (DGFEM) including hybrid ones, under fairly general settings on the triangulations and the finite element spaces. We make use of regularity of the solutions to an auxiliary second-order elliptic boundary value problem as well as the error estimates of the associated finite element solutions. The present results can be used for analyzing DGFEM applied to some boundary value and eigenvalue problems, and also to derive the discrete PoincarĀ“e-Friedrichs inequalities.discontinuous Galerkin FEM, polygonal element, discrete compactness, Rellichās selection theorem
A mixed FEM for the quad-curl eigenvalue problem
The quad-curl problem arises in the study of the electromagnetic interior
transmission problem and magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). In this paper, we study
the quad-curl eigenvalue problem and propose a mixed method using edge elements
for the computation of the eigenvalues. To the author's knowledge, it is the
first numerical treatment for the quad-curl eigenvalue problem. Under suitable
assumptions on the domain and mesh, we prove the optimal convergence. In
addition, we show that the divergence-free condition can be bypassed. Numerical
results are provided to show the viability of the method
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