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In this work, we propose and analyze a pointwise a posteriori error estimator for simple eigenvalues of elliptic eigenvalue problems with adaptive finite element methods (AFEMs). We prove the reliability and efficiency of the residual-type…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-11-11 Zhenglei Li , Qigang Liang , Xuejun Xu

This work reviews goal-oriented a posteriori error control, adaptivity and solver control for finite element approximations to boundary and initial-boundary value problems for stationary and non-stationary partial differential equations,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-02 Bernhard Endtmayer , Ulrich Langer , Thomas Richter , Andreas Schafelner , Thomas Wick

We consider second-order PDE problems set in unbounded domains and discretized by Lagrange finite elements on a finite mesh, thus introducing an artificial boundary in the discretization. Specifically, we consider the reaction diffusion…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-31 T. Chaumont-Frelet

This article is a review on basic concepts and tools devoted to a posteriori error estimation for problems solved with the Finite Element Method. For the sake of simplicity and clarity, we mostly focus on linear elliptic diffusion problems,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-10-06 Ludovic Chamoin , Frederic Legoll

In this paper, we consider a class of systems of nonlinear equations, which arise in discretized mixed formulations of problems in solid mechanics by $hp$-finite elements. We introduce a semismooth Newton solver for this specific class and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-11-24 Patrick Bammer , Lothar Banz , Miriam Schönauer , Andreas Schröder

A posteriori error estimates are constructed for the three-field variational formulation of the Biot problem involving the displacements, the total pressure and the fluid pressure. The discretization under focus is the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-11-19 F. Bertrand , G. Starke

This work develops polynomial-degree-robust (p-robust) equilibrated a posteriori error estimates for $H(\rm curl)$, $H(\rm div)$ and $H(\rm divdiv)$ problems, based on $H^1$ auxiliary space decomposition. The proposed framework employs…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-11-14 Yuwen Li

We design an adaptive unfitted finite element method on the Cartesian mesh with hanging nodes. We derive an hp-reliable and efficient residual type a posteriori error estimate on K-meshes. A key ingredient is a novel hp-domain inverse…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-10-12 Zhiming Chen , Ke Li , Xueshuang Xiang

We present an equilibration-based a posteriori error estimator for N\'ed\'elec element discretizations of the magnetostatic problem. The estimator is obtained by adding a gradient correction to the estimator for N\'ed\'elec elements of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-05-26 Joscha Gedicke , Sjoerd Geevers , Ilaria Perugia , Joachim Schöberl

The a posteriori analysis of the discretization error and the modeling error is studied for a compliance cost functional in the context of the optimization of composite elastic materials and a two-scale linearized elasticity model. A…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-03-14 Sergio Conti , Benedict Geihe , Martin Lenz , Martin Rumpf

In this paper, we give a new type of a posteriori error estimators suitable for moving finite element methods under anisotropic meshes for general second-order elliptic problems. The computation of estimators is simple once corresponding…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-03-17 Xiaobo Yin , Hehu Xie

We devise an a posteriori error estimator for an affine optimal control problem subject to a semilinear elliptic PDE and control constraints. To approximate the problem, we consider a semidiscrete scheme based on the variational…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-08 Francisco Fuica , Nicolai Jork

In this paper we develop an a posteriori error analysis for the stationary Stokes-Darcy coupled problem approximated by conforming finite element method on isotropic meshes in $\mathbb{R}^d$, $d\in\{2,3\}$. The approach utilizes a new…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-10 Koffi Wilfrid Houédanou , Jamal Adetola

In this paper, we introduce a novel a posteriori error estimator for the conforming finite element approximation to the H(curl) problem with inhomogeneous media and with the right-hand side only in L^2. The estimator is of the recovery…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-07-13 Zhiqiang Cai , Shuhao Cao , Rob Falgout

This work derives a posteriori error estimate of polygonal finite element methods based on Wachspress barycentric coordinates. In particular, we prove that the classical residual-based a posteriori error estimator is both an upper and lower…

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We introduce a new $hp$-adaptive strategy for self-adjoint elliptic boundary value problems that does not rely on using classical a posteriori error estimators. Instead, our approach is based on a generally applicable prediction strategy…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-11-23 Patrick Bammer , Andreas Schröder , Thomas P. Wihler

We present a finite element discretisation to model the interaction between a poroelastic structure and an elastic medium. The consolidation problem considers fully coupled deformations across an interface, ensuring continuity of…

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While many methods exist to discretize nonlinear time-dependent partial differential equations (PDEs), the rigorous estimation and adaptive control of their discretization errors remains challenging. In this paper, we present a methodology…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-06-15 Xunxun Wu , Kristoffer van der Zee , Gorkem Simsek , Harald Van Brummelen

We consider elliptic problems with complicated, discontinuous diffusion tensor $A_{\scriptscriptstyle 0} $. One of the standard approaches to numerically treat such problems is to simplify the coefficient by some approximation, say…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-04-07 M. Weymuth , S. Sauter , S. Repin

We establish the existence of liftings into discrete subspaces of $\mathbf{H}(\mathrm{div})$ of piecewise polynomial data on locally refined simplicial partitions of polygonal/polyhedral domains. Our liftings are robust with respect to the…

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