A new formulation of the Stokes problem in a cylinder, and its spectral discretization

Nehla Abdellatif; Christine Bernardi

ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis (2010)

  • Volume: 38, Issue: 5, page 781-810
  • ISSN: 0764-583X

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We analyze a new formulation of the Stokes equations in three-dimensional axisymmetric geometries, relying on Fourier expansion with respect to the angular variable: the problem for each Fourier coefficient is two-dimensional and has six scalar unknowns, corresponding to the vector potential and the vorticity. A spectral discretization is built on this formulation, which leads to an exactly divergence-free discrete velocity. We prove optimal error estimates.

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Abdellatif, Nehla, and Bernardi, Christine. "A new formulation of the Stokes problem in a cylinder, and its spectral discretization." ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis 38.5 (2010): 781-810. <http://eudml.org/doc/194240>.

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