An Adaptive Finite Element Method with Asymptotic Saturation for Eigenvalue Problems
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- This paper discusses adaptive finite element methods (AFEMs) for the solution of elliptic eigenvalue problems associated with partial differential operators. An adaptive method based on nodal-patch refinement leads to an asymptotic error reduction property for the computed sequence of simple eigenvalues and eigenfunctions. This justifies the use of the proven saturation property for a class of reliable and efficient hierarchical a posteriori error estimators. Numerical experiments confirm that the saturation property is present even for very coarse meshes for many examples; in other cases the smallness assumption on the initial mesh may be severe.
Author: | Carsten Carstensen, Joscha Gedicke, Volker Mehrmann, Agnieszka Miedlar |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:0296-matheon-11924 |
Referee: | Dietmar Hömberg |
Document Type: | Preprint, Research Center Matheon |
Language: | English |
Date of first Publication: | 2012/12/17 |
Release Date: | 2012/12/17 |
Tag: | adaptive finite element method; eigenfunction; eigenvalue; partial differential equation; saturation |
Institute: | Research Center Matheon |
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | |
Technische Universität Berlin | |
MSC-Classification: | 65-XX NUMERICAL ANALYSIS / 65Nxx Partial differential equations, boundary value problems / 65N15 Error bounds |
65-XX NUMERICAL ANALYSIS / 65Nxx Partial differential equations, boundary value problems / 65N25 Eigenvalue problems | |
65-XX NUMERICAL ANALYSIS / 65Nxx Partial differential equations, boundary value problems / 65N30 Finite elements, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods, finite methods | |
Preprint Number: | 993 |