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The question of optimally approximating an arbitrary probability measure in the Wasserstein distance by a discrete one with uniform weights is considered. Estimates are obtained for the optimal approximation distance, with an explicit rate…

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In [1] we consider an optimal control problem subject to a semilinear elliptic PDE together with its variational discretization, where we provide a condition which allows to decide whether a solution of the necessary first order conditions…

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We show, using symmetrization techniques, that it is possible to prove a comparison principle (we are mainly focused on $L^1$ comparison) between solutions to an elliptic partial differential equation on a smooth bounded set $\Omega$ with a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-04-05 A. Alvino , F. Chiacchio , C. Nitsch , C. Trombetti

In this article, a posteriori error analysis of the elliptic obstacle problem is addressed using hybrid high-order methods. The method involve cell unknowns represented by degree-$r$ polynomials and face unknowns represented by degree-$s$…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-05-09 Kamana Porwal , Ritesh Singla

We investigate error bounds for numerical solutions of divergence structure linear elliptic PDEs on compact manifolds without boundary. Our focus is on a class of monotone finite difference approximations, which provide a strong form of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-06-05 Brittany Froese Hamfeldt , Axel G. R. Turnquist

We establish the existence of weak solutions of a nonlinear radiation-type boundary value problem for elliptic equation on divergence form with discontinuous leading coefficient. Quantitative estimates play a crucial role on the real…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-07-23 Luisa Consiglieri

We discuss error identities for two classes of free boundary problems generated by obstacles. The identities suggest true forms of the respective error measures which consist of two parts: standard energy norm and a certain nonlinear…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-10-24 Sergey Repin , Jan Valdman

This article deals with error estimates for the finite element approximation of variational normal derivatives and, as a consequence, error estimates for the finite element approximation of Dirichlet boundary control problems with energy…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-08-06 Max Winkler

In this note, we prove that the minimal and maximal solution maps associated to elliptic quasi-variational inequalities of obstacle type are directionally differentiable with respect to the forcing term and for directions that are signed.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-10-12 Amal Alphonse , Michael Hintermüller , Carlos N. Rautenberg

This work presents a numerical study of functional type a posteriori error estimates for IgA approximation schemes in the context of elliptic boundary-value problems. Along with the detailed discussion of the most crucial properties of such…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2018-05-28 Svetlana Matculevich

We derive a priori error estimates for Nitsche's method applied to elliptic problems on approximate domains. Such approximations arise, for example, in unfitted finite element methods, data-driven simulations, and evolving domain problems,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-02 Mats G. Larson , Karl Larsson , Shantiram Mahata

We clarify how close a second order fully nonlinear equation can come to uniform ellipticity, through counting large eigenvalues of the linearized operator. This suggests an effective and novel way to understand the structure of fully…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2022-10-12 Rirong Yuan

This article introduces a novel residual-based a posteriori error estimators for the Modified Weak Galerkin (MWG) finite element method applied to the obstacle problem. To the best of the author's knowledge, this work represents the first…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-10 Tanvi Wadhawan

In this work, we study local minimizers of elliptic functionals with strong absorption terms and unbounded, sign-changing sources. These problems naturally interpolate between two classical free boundary problems: Bernoulli-type (cavity)…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-03-03 Thialita M. Nascimento , Lei Zhang

In this paper, error estimates are presented for a certain class of optimal control problems with elliptic PDE-constraints. It is assumed that in the cost functional the state is measured in terms of the energy norm generated by the state…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-10-31 Olli Mali

In this paper we study the existence, the optimal regularity of solutions, and the regularity of the free boundary near the so-called \emph{regular points} in a thin obstacle problem that arises as the local extension of the obstacle…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-06-18 Agnid Banerjee , Donatella Danielli , Nicola Garofalo , Arshak Petrosyan

Error estimates for the numerical solution of the master equation are presented. Estimates are based on adjoint methods. We find that a good estimate can often be computed without spending computational effort on a dual problem. Estimates…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-10-12 Katharina Kormann , Shev MacNamara

We present a posteriori error analysis in the supremum norm for the symmetric interior penalty discontinuous Galerkin method for the elliptic obstacle problem. We construct discrete barrier functions based on appropriate corrections of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-08-27 Blanca Ayuso de Dios , Thirupathi Gudi , Kamana Porwal

In this paper,we consider the solutions of the elliptic double obstacle problems with Orlicz growth involving measure data. Some pointwise estimates for the approximable solutions to these problems are obtained in terms of fractional…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-06-18 Qi Xiong , Zhenqiu Zhang , Lingwei Ma

The directional differentiability of the solution map of obstacle type quasi-variational inequalities (QVIs) with respect to perturbations on the forcing term is studied. The classical result of Mignot is then extended to the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-11-28 Amal Alphonse , Michael Hintermüller , Carlos N. Rautenberg