Local coderivatives and approximation of Hodge Laplace problems

Lee, Jeonghun; Winther, Ragnar

doi:10.1090/mcom/3315

Local coderivatives and approximation of Hodge Laplace problems
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by Jeonghun J. Lee and Ragnar Winther;

Math. Comp. 87 (2018), 2709-2735

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/mcom/3315

Published electronically: March 26, 2018

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Abstract:

The standard mixed finite element approximations of Hodge Laplace problems associated with the de Rham complex are based on proper discrete subcomplexes. As a consequence, the exterior derivatives, which are local operators, are computed exactly. However, the approximations of the associated coderivatives are nonlocal. In fact, this nonlocal property is an inherent consequence of the mixed formulation of these methods, and can be argued to be an undesired effect of these schemes. As a consequence, it has been argued, at least in special settings, that more local methods may have improved properties. In the present paper, we construct such methods by relying on a careful balance between the choice of finite element spaces, degrees of freedom, and numerical integration rules. Furthermore, we establish key convergence estimates based on a standard approach of variational crimes.

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