Error estimates for the discontinuous Galerkin methods for parabolic equations

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 349-366

  Chrysafinos, K ^a   Walkington, Noel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discontinuous Galerkin; Error estimates; Parabolic equations

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN METHODS; MINIMAL REGULARITY; PARABOLIC EQUATIONS;

APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; GALERKIN METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 33847646400     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/030602289     Document Type: Article

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