Hermite finite elements for second order boundary value problems with sharp gradient discontinuities
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In two recent papers the author introduced a finite element method to solve second order elliptic equations in N-dimensional space, for N=2 and N=3 respectively, providing flux continuity across inter-element boundaries on the basis of Hermite interpolation in an N-simplex. After defining this method in the framework of diffusion-like problems with anisotropic diffusion tensors, another N-simplex based Hermite finite element method to solve the same class of problems is considered. The latter can be viewed as a variant of the popular lowest-order Raviart–Thomas mixed element known as RT0. A convergence analysis of this method is given, showing that, in contrast to RT0, it is second order accurate in L2. Some numerical examples comparing the three methods are given.
论文关键词:Diffusion,Finite elements,Flow problems,Hermite,Parabolic equations,Porous media
论文评审过程:Received 22 December 2011, Revised 27 August 2012, Available online 5 September 2012.
论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cam.2012.08.027