Finite element approximations of the three dimensional Monge-Ampère equation

Susanne Cecelia Brenner; Michael Neilan

ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis (2012)

  • Volume: 46, Issue: 5, page 979-1001
  • ISSN: 0764-583X

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In this paper, we construct and analyze finite element methods for the three dimensional Monge-Ampère equation. We derive methods using the Lagrange finite element space such that the resulting discrete linearizations are symmetric and stable. With this in hand, we then prove the well-posedness of the method, as well as derive quasi-optimal error estimates. We also present some numerical experiments that back up the theoretical findings.

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Brenner, Susanne Cecelia, and Neilan, Michael. "Finite element approximations of the three dimensional Monge-Ampère equation." ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis 46.5 (2012): 979-1001. <http://eudml.org/doc/276379>.

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