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Gibbs Phenomena for $L^q$-Best Approximation in Finite Element Spaces -- Some Examples

Numerical Analysis 2022-11-15 v1 Numerical Analysis

Abstract

Recent developments in the context of minimum residual finite element methods are paving the way for designing finite element methods in non-standard function spaces. This, in particular, permits the selection of a solution space in which the best approximation of the solution has desirable properties. One of the biggest challenges in designing finite element methods are non-physical oscillations near thin layers and jump discontinuities. In this article we investigate Gibbs phenomena in the context of LqL^q-best approximation of discontinuities in finite element spaces with 1q<1\leq q<\infty. Using carefully selected examples, we show that on certain meshes the Gibbs phenomenon can be eliminated in the limit as qq tends to 11. The aim here is to show the potential of L1L^1 as a solution space in connection with suitably designed meshes.

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@article{arxiv.1909.00658,
  title  = {Gibbs Phenomena for $L^q$-Best Approximation in Finite Element Spaces -- Some Examples},
  author = {Paul Houston and Sarah Roggendorf and Kristoffer G. van der Zee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.00658},
  year   = {2022}
}
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