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We consider the finite element discretization of an optimal Dirichlet boundary control problem for the Laplacian, where the control is considered in $H^{1/2}(\Gamma)$. To avoid computing the latter norm numerically, we realize it using the…
In this paper, we are interested in the periodic homogenization of quasilinear elliptic equations. We obtain error estimates $O(\varepsilon^{1/2})$ for a $C^{1,1}$ domain, and $O(\varepsilon^\sigma)$ for a Lipschitz domain, in which…
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We prove a stochastic homogenization result for a class of \emph{nonlinear} and \emph{nonlocal} variational problems in domains with many small randomly distributed (bilateral) obstacles. Our model case is a Dirichlet problem for the…
This paper proposes a novel technique for the approximation of strong solutions $u \in C(\overline{\Omega}) \cap W^{2,n}_\mathrm{loc}(\Omega)$ to uniformly elliptic linear PDE of second order in nondivergence form with continuous leading…
We propose a numerical method to approximate the solution of second order elliptic problems in nonvariational form. The method is of Galerkin type using conforming finite elements and applied directly to the nonvariational (nondivergence)…
In this paper, we consider periodic soft inclusions $T_{\epsilon}$ with periodicity $\epsilon$, where the solution, $u_{\epsilon}$, satisfies semi-linear elliptic equations of non-divergence in $\Omega_{\epsilon}=\Omega\setminus…
This thesis is divided into five chapters. The aim is the study of the effectiveness of a chemical as defined by R. Aris for semilinear elliptic equations. The first chapter focuses on homogenization on quasilinear diffusion-reaction…
We study and characterize the optimal rates of convergence in periodic homogenization of linear elliptic equations in non-divergence form. We obtain that the optimal rate of convergence is either $O(\varepsilon)$ or $O(\varepsilon^2)$…
For a class of linear elliptic equations of general type with rapidly oscillating coefficients, we use the sigma-convergence method to prove the homogenization result and a corrector-type result. In the case of asymptotic periodic…
We study a nonlocal diffusion equation of porous medium type featuring a generalised fractional pressure with spatial anisotropy. We construct a finite element method for the numerical solution of the equation on a bounded open Lipschitz…
We study the finite element approximation of linear second-order elliptic partial differential equations in nondivergence form with highly heterogeneous diffusion and drift coefficients. A generalized Cordes condition is imposed to…
In this paper we prove convergence results for the homogenization of the Dirichlet problem with rapidly oscillating boundary data in convex polygonal domains. Our analysis is based on integral representation of solutions. Under a certain…