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Adaptive FEM for parameter-errors in elliptic linear-quadratic parameter estimation problems

Numerical Analysis 2022-09-05 v2 Numerical Analysis Optimization and Control

Abstract

We consider an elliptic linear-quadratic parameter estimation problem with a finite number of parameters. A novel a priori bound for the parameter error is proved and, based on this bound, an adaptive finite element method driven by an a posteriori error estimator is presented. Unlike prior results in the literature, our estimator, which is composed of standard energy error residual estimators for the state equation and suitable co-state problems, reflects the faster convergence of the parameter error compared to the (co)-state variables. We show optimal convergence rates of our method; in particular and unlike prior works, we prove that the estimator decreases with a rate that is the sum of the best approximation rates of the state and co-state variables. Experiments confirm that our method matches the convergence rate of the parameter error.

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@article{arxiv.2111.03627,
  title  = {Adaptive FEM for parameter-errors in elliptic linear-quadratic parameter estimation problems},
  author = {Roland Becker and Michael Innerberger and Dirk Praetorius},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.03627},
  year   = {2022}
}
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