A posteriori error estimation for lowest order Raviart-Thomas mixed finite elements

SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 189-204

  Ainsworth, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A posteriori error estimation; Computable error bounds; Mixed finite element method

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

A-POSTERIORI ERROR ESTIMATIONS; COMPUTABLE ERROR BOUNDS; LOW BOUND; LOW ORDER; MATERIAL COEFFICIENTS; MESH SIZE; MIXED FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; POSTERIORI ERROR ESTIMATOR; RAVIART-THOMAS MIXED FINITE ELEMENTS; UPPER BOUND;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 55549119286     PISSN: 10648275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/06067331X     Document Type: Article

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