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The Richards' equation is a model for flow of water in unsaturated soils. The coefficients of this (nonlinear) partial differential equation describe the permeability of the medium. Insufficient or uncertain measurements are commonly…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-03-10 Andrea Barth , Andreas Stein

We consider the a posteriori error analysis of approximations of parabolic problems based on arbitrarily high-order conforming Galerkin spatial discretizations and arbitrarily high-order discontinuous Galerkin temporal discretizations.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-11-25 Alexandre Ern , Iain Smears , Martin Vohralík

A posteriori estimates give bounds on the error between the unknown solution of a partial differential equation and its numerical approximation. We present here the methodology based on H1-conforming potential and H(div)-conforming…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-05-30 Martin Vohralík , Soleiman Yousef

We consider the a posteriori error analysis of fully discrete approximations of parabolic problems based on conforming $hp$-finite element methods in space and an arbitrary order discontinuous Galerkin method in time. Using an equilibrated…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-12-18 Alexandre Ern , Iain Smears , Martin Vohralik

This work provides reliable a posteriori error estimates for Runge-Kutta discontinuous Galerkin approximations of nonlinear convection-diffusion systems. The classes of systems we study are quite general with a focus on convection-dominated…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-13 Andreas Dedner , Jan Giesselmann , Kiwoong Kwon , Tristan Pryer

A novel residual-type {\it a posteriori} error analysis technique is developed for multipoint flux mixed finite element methods for flow in porous media in two or three space dimensions. The derived {\it a posteriori} error estimator for…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-12-24 Shaohong Du , Shuyu Sun , Xiaoping Xie

This paper presents a mathematical analysis of a doubly degenerate parabolic equation and its application to the Richards equation using a bounded auxiliary variable. We establish the existence of weak solutions using semi-implicit time…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-16 Abderrahmane Benfanich , Yves Bourgault , Abdelaziz Beljadid

Flow in variably saturated porous media is typically modelled by the Richards equation, a nonlinear elliptic-parabolic equation which is notoriously challenging to solve numerically. In this paper, we propose a robust and fast iterative…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-01-06 Jakob S. Stokke , Koondanibha Mitra , Erlend Storvik , Jakub W. Both , Florin A. Radu

This work concerns linearization methods for efficiently solving the Richards` equation,a degenerate elliptic-parabolic equation which models flow in saturated/unsaturated porous media.The discretization of Richards` equation is based on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-06-01 Florian List , Florin Adrian Radu

Mixed-dimensional elliptic equations exhibiting a hierarchical structure are commonly used to model problems with high aspect ratio inclusions, such as flow in fractured porous media. We derive general abstract estimates based on the theory…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-04-21 Jhabriel Varela , Elyes Ahmed , Eirik Keilegavlen , Jan Martin Nordbotten , Florin Adrian Radu

The Richards equation, a nonlinear elliptic parabolic equation, is widely used to model infiltration in porous media. We develop a finite element method for solving the Richards equation by introducing a new bounded auxiliary variable to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-16 Abderrahmane Benfanich , Yves Bourgault , Abdelaziz Beljadid

In this paper, we study a modified residual-based a posteriori error estimator for the nonconforming linear finite element approximation to the interface problem. The reliability of the estimator is analyzed by a new and direct approach…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-11-23 Zhiqiang Cai , Cuiyu He , Shun Zhang

In this work we develop an a posteriori error estimator for mixed finite element methods of Darcy flow problems with Robin-type jump interface conditions. We construct an energy-norm type a posteriori error estimator using the Stenberg…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-17 Jeonghun J. Lee

We derive optimal order a posteriori error estimates in the $L^\infty(L^2)$ and $L^1(L^2)$-norms for the fully discrete approximations of time fractional parabolic differential equations. For the discretization in time, we use the $L1$…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-11-14 Jiliang Cao , Wansheng Wang , Aiguo Xiao

A posteriori error analysis is a technique to quantify the error in particular simulations of a numerical approximation method. In this article, we use such an approach to analyze how various error components propagate in certain moving…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-09-04 Jay A. Stotsky , David M. Bortz

In this paper we consider a sub-diffusion problem where the fractional time derivative is approximated either by the L1 scheme or by Convolution Quadrature. We propose new interpretations of the numerical schemes which lead to a posteriori…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-03-02 Lehel Banjai , Charalambos G. Makridakis

We present and analyze an a posteriori error estimator for a space-time hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin discretization of the time-dependent advection-diffusion problem. The residual-based error estimator is proven to be reliable and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-04-08 Yuan Wang , Sander Rhebergen

This work is concerned with the derivation of a robust a posteriori error estimator for a discontinuous Galerkin method discretisation of linear non-stationary convection-diffusion initial/boundary value problems and with the implementation…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-11-16 Andrea Cangiani , Emmanuil H. Georgoulis , Stephen Metcalfe

Simulating infiltration in porous media using Richards' equation remains computationally challenging due to its parabolic structure and nonlinear coefficients. While a wide range of numerical methods for differential equations have been…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-16 Arnob Barua , Christopher E. Kees , Dmitri Kuzmin

An integro-differential equation of hyperbolic type, with mixed boundary conditions, is considered. A continuous space-time finite element method of degree one is formulated. A posteriori error representations based on space-time cells is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-11-16 Fardin Saedpanah
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