A penalty algorithm for the spectral element discretization of the Stokes problem*

Christine Bernardi; Adel Blouza; Nejmeddine Chorfi; Nizar Kharrat

ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis (2011)

  • Volume: 45, Issue: 2, page 201-216
  • ISSN: 0764-583X

Abstract

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The penalty method when applied to the Stokes problem provides a very efficient algorithm for solving any discretization of this problem since it gives rise to a system of two equations where the unknowns are uncoupled. For a spectral or spectral element discretization of the Stokes problem, we prove a posteriori estimates that allow us to optimize the penalty parameter as a function of the discretization parameter. Numerical experiments confirm the interest of this technique.

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Bernardi, Christine, et al. "A penalty algorithm for the spectral element discretization of the Stokes problem*." ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis 45.2 (2011): 201-216. <http://eudml.org/doc/197386>.

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