An unfitted finite-element method for elliptic and parabolic interface problems

IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 529-549

  Sinha, Rajen Kumar ^a   Deka, Bhupen ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

^b ASSAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

An unfitted finite element method; Elliptic and parabolic interface problems; Error estimates; Spatially discrete and fully discrete schemes

Indexed keywords

ERRORS;

BACKWARD EULER METHOD; ELLIPTIC INTERFACE PROBLEMS; ERROR ESTIMATES; FINITE-ELEMENT DISCRETIZATION; FULLY DISCRETE SCHEME; INTERFACE PROBLEMS; OPTIMAL ERROR ESTIMATE; OPTIMAL ORDER ERROR ESTIMATES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 34547805199     PISSN: 02724979     EISSN: 14643642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imanum/drl029     Document Type: Article

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