A weighted least squares finite element method for elliptic problems with degenerate and singular coefficients

Bidwell, S.; Hassell, M.; Westphal, C.

doi:10.1090/S0025-5718-2012-02659-7

A weighted least squares finite element method for elliptic problems with degenerate and singular coefficients
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Abstract:

We consider second order elliptic partial differential equations with coefficients that are singular or degenerate at an interior point of the domain. This paper presents formulation and analysis of a novel weighted-norm least squares finite element method for this class of problems. We propose a weighting scheme that eliminates the pollution effect and recovers optimal convergence rates. Theoretical results are carried out in appropriately weighted Sobolev spaces and include ellipticity bounds on the weighted homogeneous least squares functional, regularity bounds on the elliptic operator, and error estimates. Numerical experiments confirm the predicted error bounds.

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