A priori error estimates for the finite element discretization of elliptic parameter identification problems with pointwise measurements

SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1844-1863

  Rannacher, R ^a   Vexler, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b JOHANN RADON INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Finite elements; L error estimates; Parameter identification; Pointwise measurements

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FINITE ELEMENT DISCRETIZATION; L ∞-ERROR ESTIMATES; POINTWISE MEASUREMENTS; STATE VARIABLES;

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

EID: 33748925762     PISSN: 03630129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/040611100     Document Type: Article

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