Numerical conservation properties of H(div)-conforming least-squares finite element methods for the burgers equation

SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1573-1597

  De Sterck, H ^a,b   Manteuffel, Thomas A ^a   Mccormick, Stephen F ^a   Olson, Luke ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burgers equation; Finite element discretization; Least squares variational formulation; Nonlinear hyperbolic conservation laws; Weak solutions

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; VECTORS;

BURGERS EQUATION; FINITE ELEMENT DISCRETIZATION; LEAST-SQUARES VARIATIONAL FORMULATION; NONLINEAR HYPERBOLIC CONSERVATION LAWS; WEAK SOLUTIONS;

NATURAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

EID: 25444514456     PISSN: 10648275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S1064827503430758     Document Type: Article

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