The postprocessed mixed finite-element method for the Navier-Stokes equations: Refined error bounds

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 201-230

  Frutos, Javier De ^a   Garciá Archilia, Bosco ^b   Novo, Julia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Error estimates; Mixed finite element methods; Navier Stokes equations; Optimal regularity

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID DYNAMICS; SUBMARINE PIPELINES; VISCOUS FLOW;

COMPATIBILITY CONDITIONS; ERROR BOUNDS; ERROR ESTIMATES; FINITE-ELEMENT METHODS; INITIAL TIMES; MIXED FINITE-ELEMENT METHODS; OPTIMAL REGULARITY; ORDER OF CONVERGENCES; POST PROCESSES; POSTPROCESSING TECHNIQUES; STOKES PROBLEMS; SUPER CONVERGENCES;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 55549090005     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/06064458     Document Type: Article

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