Postprocessing finite-element methods for the Navier–Stokes Equations: the Fully discrete case

An accuracy-enhancing postprocessing technique for finite-element discretizations of the Navier–Stokes equations is analyzed. The technique had been previously analyzed only for semidiscretizations, and fully discrete methods are addressed in the present paper. We show that the increased spatial acc...

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Autores: Frutos, Javier de, García-Archilla, Bosco, Novo, Julia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/57593
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/57593
https://doi.org/10.1137/070707580
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Navier–Stokes equations
Mixed finite-element methods
Time-stepping methods
Optimal regularity
Error estimates
Backward Euler method
Two-step BDF
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Sumario:An accuracy-enhancing postprocessing technique for finite-element discretizations of the Navier–Stokes equations is analyzed. The technique had been previously analyzed only for semidiscretizations, and fully discrete methods are addressed in the present paper. We show that the increased spatial accuracy of the postprocessing procedure is not affected by the errors arising from any convergent time-stepping procedure. Further refined bounds are obtained when the timestepping procedure is either the backward Euler method or the two-step backward differentiation formula.