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Convergence of finite volume scheme for three dimensional Poisson's equation

Numerical Analysis 2014-06-20 v1 Analysis of PDEs

Abstract

We construct and analyze a finite volume scheme for numerical solution of a three-dimensional Poisson equation. This is an extension of a two-dimensional approach by Suli 1991. Here we derive optimal convergence rates in the discrete H^1 norm and sub-optimal convergence in the maximum norm, where we use the maximal available regularity of the exact solution and minimal smoothness requirement on the source term. We also find a gap in the proof of a key estimate in a reference in Suli 1991 for which we present a modified and completed proof. Finally, the theoretical results derived in the paper are justified through implementing some canonical examples in 3D.

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@article{arxiv.1406.5018,
  title  = {Convergence of finite volume scheme for three dimensional Poisson's equation},
  author = {Mohammad Asadzadeh and Krzysztof Bartoszek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1406.5018},
  year   = {2014}
}