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Least-Squares Finite Element Methods


Least-Squares Finite Element Methods


Applied Mathematical Sciences, Band 166

von: Pavel B. Bochev, Max D. Gunzburger

128,39 €

Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 28.04.2009
ISBN/EAN: 9780387689227
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 660

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Since their emergence in the early 1950s, ?nite element methods have become one of the most versatile and powerful methodologies for the approximate numerical solution of partial differential equations. At the time of their inception, ?nite e- ment methods were viewed primarily as a tool for solving problems in structural analysis. However, it did not take long to discover that ?nite element methods could be applied with equal success to problems in other engineering and scienti?c ?elds. Today, ?nite element methods are also in common use, and indeed are often the method of choice, for incompressible ?uid ?ow, heat transfer, electromagnetics, and advection-diffusion-reaction problems, just to name a few. Given the early conn- tion between ?nite element methods and problems engendered by energy minimi- tion principles, it is not surprising that the ?rst mathematical analyses of ?nite e- ment methods were given in the environment of the classical Rayleigh–Ritz setting. Yet again, using the fertile soil provided by functional analysis in Hilbert spaces, it did not take long for the rigorous analysis of ?nite element methods to be extended to many other settings. Today, ?nite element methods are unsurpassed with respect to their level of theoretical maturity.
Survey of Variational Principles and Associated Finite Element Methods..- Classical Variational Methods.- Alternative Variational Formulations.- Abstract Theory of Least-Squares Finite Element Methods.- Mathematical Foundations of Least-Squares Finite Element Methods.- The Agmon#x2013;Douglis#x2013;Nirenberg Setting for Least-Squares Finite Element Methods.- Least-Squares Finite Element Methods for Elliptic Problems.- Scalar Elliptic Equations.- Vector Elliptic Equations.- The Stokes Equations.- Least-Squares Finite Element Methods for Other Settings.- The Navier#x2013;Stokes Equations.- Parabolic Partial Differential Equations.- Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations.- Control and Optimization Problems.- Variations on Least-Squares Finite Element Methods.- Supplementary Material.- Analysis Tools.- Compatible Finite Element Spaces.- Linear Operator Equations in Hilbert Spaces.- The Agmon#x2013;Douglis#x2013;Nirenberg Theory and Verifying its Assumptions.
<P>The book examines theoretical and computational aspects of least-squares finite element methods(LSFEMs) for partial differential equations (PDEs) arising in key science and engineering applications. It is intended for mathematicians, scientists, and engineers interested in either or both the theory and practice associated with the numerical solution of PDEs.<BR><BR>The first part looks at strengths and weaknesses of classical variational principles, reviews alternative variational formulations, and offers a glimpse at the main concepts that enter into the formulation of LSFEMs. Subsequent parts introduce mathematical frameworks for LSFEMs and their analysis, apply the frameworks to concrete PDEs, and discuss computational properties of resulting LSFEMs. Also included are recent advances such as compatible LSFEMs, negative-norm LSFEMs, and LSFEMs for optimal control and design problems. Numerical examples illustrate key aspects of the theory ranging from the importance of norm-equivalence to connections between compatible LSFEMs and classical-Galerkin and mixed-Galerkin methods.<BR><BR>Pavel Bochev is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories with research interests in compatible discretizations for PDEs, multiphysics problems, and scientific computing.<BR><BR>Max Gunzburger is Frances Eppes Professor of Scientific Computing and Mathematics at Florida State University and recipient of the W.T. and Idelia Reid Prize in Mathematics from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.<BR></P>
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Puts least-squares finite element methods on a common mathematically sound foundation Reviews strengths and weaknesses, successes and open problems of finite element methods Appendices include results from functional analysis and standard finite theory Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
<P>This book is written to provide a common, mathematically sound foundation for least-squares finite element methods. It is intended to give both the researcher and the practitioner a concise guide to the theory and practice of least-square finite element methods, their strengths and weaknesses, established successes, and open problems.</P>

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