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OptimalL ∞-estimates for a mixed finite element method for second order elliptic and parabolic problems

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A mixed finite element method for second order problems is considered. OptimalL ∞-error estimates for the elliptic as well as for the corresponding parabolic problem are derived.

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Scholz, R. OptimalL ∞-estimates for a mixed finite element method for second order elliptic and parabolic problems. Calcolo 20, 355–377 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02576470

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