Convergence of an adaptive Kačanov FEM for quasi-linear problems

We design an adaptive finite element method to approximate the solutions of quasi-linear elliptic problems. The algorithm is based on a Kačanov iteration and a mesh adaptation step is performed after each linear solve. The method is thus inexact because we do not solve the discrete nonlinear problem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Garau, Eduardo Mario, Morin, Pedro, Zuppa, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/75181
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/75181
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adaptive Finite Element Methods
Convergence
Nonlinear Stationary Conservation Laws
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Sumario:We design an adaptive finite element method to approximate the solutions of quasi-linear elliptic problems. The algorithm is based on a Kačanov iteration and a mesh adaptation step is performed after each linear solve. The method is thus inexact because we do not solve the discrete nonlinear problems exactly, but rather perform one iteration of a fixed point method (Kačanov), using the approximation of the previous mesh as an initial guess. The convergence of the method is proved for any reasonable marking strategy and starting from any initial mesh. We conclude with some numerical experiments that illustrate the theory.