Title
Mixed Finite Element Approximations of Parabolic Integro-Differential Equations with Nonsmooth Initial Data
Abstract
We analyze the semidiscrete mixed finite element methods for parabolic integro-differential equations that arise in the modeling of nonlocal reactive flows in porous media. A priori $L^2$-error estimates for pressure and velocity are obtained with both smooth and nonsmooth initial data. More precisely, a mixed Ritz-Volterra projection, introduced earlier by Ewing et al. in [SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 40 (2002), pp. 1538-1560], is used to derive optimal $L^2$-error estimates for problems with initial data in $H^2\cap H_0^1$. In addition, for homogeneous equations we derive optimal $L^2$-error estimates for initial data just in $L^2$. Here, we use an elementary energy technique and duality argument.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1137/080740490
SIAM J. Numerical Analysis
Keywords
Field
DocType
nonsmooth initial data,smooth and nonsmooth initial data.,error estimate,semidiscrete mixed finite element,mixed finite element approximations,siam j. numer,mixed nite element method,derive optimal,cap h_0,and duality argument. key words. parabolic integro-dieren tial equation,parabolic integro-differential equations,mixed ritz-volterra projection,semidiscrete,initial data,optimal error estimate,elementary energy technique,duality argument,integro differential equation,mixed finite element method,porous media
Differential equation,Mathematical optimization,Mathematical analysis,A priori and a posteriori,Optimal estimation,Finite element method,Duality (optimization),Numerical analysis,Mathematics,Parabola,Mixed finite element method
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
47
5
0036-1429
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
0.73
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Rajen K. Sinha1152.05
Richard E. Ewing225245.87
Raytcho D. Lazarov345682.23