Constructive Sobolev gradient preconditioning for semilinear elliptic systems.
Condition number analysis for various forms of block matrix preconditioners.
Discrete maximum principles for the FEM solution of some nonlinear parabolic problems.
Newton's method in the context of gradients.
Operator preconditioning with efficient applications for nonlinear elliptic problems
This paper is devoted to the numerical solution of nonlinear elliptic partial differential equations. Such problems describe various phenomena in science. An approach that exploits Hilbert space theory in the numerical study of elliptic PDEs is the idea of preconditioning operators. In this survey paper we briefly summarize the main lines of this theory with various applications.
Gradient method for non-injective operators in Hilbert space with application to Neumann problems
The gradient method is developed for non-injective non-linear operators in Hilbert space that satisfy a translation invariance condition. The focus is on a class of non-differentiable operators. Linear convergence in norm is obtained. The method can be applied to quasilinear elliptic boundary value problems with Neumann boundary conditions.
Mesh independent superlinear convergence estimates of the conjugate gradient method for some equivalent self-adjoint operators
A mesh independent bound is given for the superlinear convergence of the CGM for preconditioned self-adjoint linear elliptic problems using suitable equivalent operators. The results rely on K-condition numbers and related estimates for compact Hilbert-Schmidt operators in Hilbert space.
Harmonic averages, exact difference schemes and local Green’s functions in variable coefficient PDE problems
A brief survey is given to show that harmonic averages enter in a natural way in the numerical solution of various variable coefficient problems, such as in elliptic and transport equations, also of singular perturbation types. Local Green’s functions used as test functions in the Petrov-Galerkin finite element method combined with harmonic averages can be very efficient and are related to exact difference schemes.
Sharp upper global a posteriori error estimates for nonlinear elliptic variational problems
The paper is devoted to the problem of verification of accuracy of approximate solutions obtained in computer simulations. This problem is strongly related to a posteriori error estimates, giving computable bounds for computational errors and detecting zones in the solution domain where such errors are too large and certain mesh refinements should be performed. A mathematical model embracing nonlinear elliptic variational problems is considered in this work. Based on functional type estimates developed...
Editors’ preface for the topical issue “Numerical Methods for Large-Scale Scientific Computing, II”
Editors’ preface for the topical issue “Numerical Methods for Large-Scale Scientific Computing, I”
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