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Finite element analysis of the nearly incompressible linear elasticity eigenvalue problem with variable coefficients

Numerical Analysis 2023-12-19 v1 Numerical Analysis

Abstract

In this paper we present a mathematical and numerical analysis of an eigenvalue problem associated to the elasticity-Stokes equations stated in two and three dimensions. Both problems are related through the Herrmann pressure. Employing the Babu\v ska--Brezzi theory, it is proved that the resulting continuous and discrete variational formulations are well-posed. In particular, the finite element method is based on general inf-sup stables pairs for the Stokes system, such that, Taylor--Hood finite elements. By using a general approximation theory for compact operators, we obtain optimal order error estimates for the eigenfunctions and a double order for the eigenvalues. Under mild assumptions, we have that these estimates hold with constants independent of the Lam\'e coefficient λ\lambda. In addition, we carry out the reliability and efficiency analysis of a residual-based a posteriori error estimator for the spectral problem. We report a series of numerical tests in order to assess the performance of the method and its behavior when the nearly incompressible case of elasticity is considered.

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@article{arxiv.2312.10715,
  title  = {Finite element analysis of the nearly incompressible linear elasticity eigenvalue problem with variable coefficients},
  author = {Arbaz Khan and Felipe Lepe and David Mora and Jesus Vellojin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.10715},
  year   = {2023}
}
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