Title
Matrix-Dependent Multigrid Homogenization for Diffusion Problems
Abstract
For problems with strongly varying or discontinuous diffusion coefficients we present a method to compute coarse-scale operators and to approximately determine the effective diffusion tensor on the coarse-scale level. The approach is based on techniques that are used in multigrid, such as matrix-dependent prolongations and the construction of coarse-grid operators by means of the Galerkin approximation. In numerical experiments we compare our multigrid-homogenization method with continuous homogenization, renormalization, and simple averaging approaches.
Year
DOI
Venue
1998
10.1137/S1064827596304848
SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing
Keywords
Field
DocType
diffusion problems,numerical experiment,matrix-dependent multigrid homogenization,multigrid-homogenization method,coarse-scale level,continuous homogenization,coarse-grid operator,galerkin approximation,discontinuous diffusion,coarse-scale operator,effective diffusion tensor,matrix-dependent prolongation,schur complement,multigrid,diffusion coefficient,homogenization
Discretization,Mathematical optimization,Matrix (mathematics),Mathematical analysis,Iterative method,Homogenization (chemistry),Galerkin method,Operator (computer programming),Mathematics,Multigrid method,Diffusion equation
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
20
2
1064-8275
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
13
1.72
0
Authors
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Stephan Knapek1223.00