Stokes elements on cubic meshes yielding divergence-free approximations

Autor: Michael Neilan, Duygu Sap
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Calcolo. 53:263-283
ISSN: 1126-5434
0008-0624
DOI: 10.1007/s10092-015-0148-x
Popis: Conforming piecewise polynomial spaces with respect to cubic meshes are constructed for the Stokes problem in arbitrary dimensions yielding exactly divergence-free velocity approximations. The derivation of the finite element pair is motivated by a smooth de Rham complex that is well-suited for the Stokes problem. We derive the stability and convergence properties of the new elements as well as the construction of reduced elements with less global unknowns.
Databáze: OpenAIRE