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Finite element discretization methods for velocity-pressure and stream function formulations of surface Stokes equations

Numerical Analysis 2023-09-06 v2 Numerical Analysis

Abstract

In this paper we study parametric TraceFEM and parametric SurfaceFEM (SFEM) discretizations of a surface Stokes problem. These methods are applied both to the Stokes problem in velocity-pressure formulation and in stream function formulation. A class of higher order methods is presented in a unified framework. Numerical efficiency aspects of the two formulations are discussed and a systematic comparison of TraceFEM and SFEM is given. A benchmark problem is introduced in which a scalar reference quantity is defined and numerically determined.

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@article{arxiv.2103.03843,
  title  = {Finite element discretization methods for velocity-pressure and stream function formulations of surface Stokes equations},
  author = {Philip Brandner and Thomas Jankuhn and Simon Praetorius and Arnold Reusken and Axel Voigt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.03843},
  year   = {2023}
}

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28 pages

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