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Finite element approximation of the stationary Navier-Stokes problem with non-smooth data

Numerical Analysis 2026-02-09 v2 Numerical Analysis

Abstract

The aim of this work is to analyze the finite element approximation of the two-dimensional stationary Navier-Stokes equations with non-smooth Dirichlet boundary data. The discrete approximation is obtained by considering the Navier-Stokes system with a regularized boundary solution. Based on the existence of the very weak solution for the Navier-Stokes system with L2 boundary data, and a suitable decomposition of this solution, we obtain a priori error estimates between the approximation of the Navier-Stokes system with non-smooth data and the finite element solution of the associated regularized problem. These estimates allow us to conclude that our approach converges with optimal order.

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@article{arxiv.2509.16461,
  title  = {Finite element approximation of the stationary Navier-Stokes problem with non-smooth data},
  author = {María Gabriela Armentano and Mauricio Mendiluce},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.16461},
  year   = {2026}
}
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