Sharp maximum norm error estimates for general mixed finite element approximations to second order elliptic equations

Lucia Gastaldi; Ricardo H. Nochetto

ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis - Modélisation Mathématique et Analyse Numérique (1989)

  • Volume: 23, Issue: 1, page 103-128
  • ISSN: 0764-583X

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Gastaldi, Lucia, and Nochetto, Ricardo H.. "Sharp maximum norm error estimates for general mixed finite element approximations to second order elliptic equations." ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis - Modélisation Mathématique et Analyse Numérique 23.1 (1989): 103-128. <http://eudml.org/doc/193547>.

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journal = {ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis - Modélisation Mathématique et Analyse Numérique},
keywords = {maximum norm error estimates; superconvergence; mixed finite elements; sharp error bounds; rates of convergence; Nitsche's method; weighted Sobolev norms; optimal error bounds},
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title = {Sharp maximum norm error estimates for general mixed finite element approximations to second order elliptic equations},
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