Title
Convergence of mimetic finite difference discretizations of the diffusion equation.
Abstract
The main goal of this paper is to establish the convergence of mimetic discretizations of the first-order system that describes linear diffusion. S pecifically, mimetic discretiza- tions based on the support-operators methodology (SO) have been applied successfully in a number of application areas, including diffusion and elect romagnetics. These discretizations have demonstrated excellent robustness, however, a rigorous convergence proof has been lacking. In this research, we prove convergence of the SO discretization for linear diffusion by first developing a connection of this mimetic discretizat ion with Mixed Finite Element (MFE) methods. This connection facilitates the application of existing tools and error esti- mates from the finite element literature to establish conver gence for the SO discretization. The convergence properties of the SO discretization are ver ified with numerical examples.
Year
Venue
Field
2001
J. Num. Math.
Convergence (routing),Discretization,Mathematical optimization,Mathematical analysis,Finite difference,Electromagnetics,Robustness (computer science),Finite element method,Mathematics,Diffusion equation
DocType
Volume
Issue
Journal
9
4
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
21
7.11
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Markus Berndt15812.06
K. Lipnikov252157.35
J. David Moulton33612.31
Mikhail Shashkov454254.19