A two-level Newton, finite element algorithm for approximating electrically conducting incompressible fluid flows (Q1334683): Difference between revisions

We consider the approximation of stationary, electrically conducting, incompressible fluid flow problems at small magnetic Reynolds number. The finite element discretization of these systems leads to a very large system of nonlinear equations. We consider a solution algorithm which involves solving a much smaller number of nonlinear equations on a coarse mesh, then one large linear system on a fine mesh. Under a uniqueness condition, this one-step, two-level Newton-FEM procedure is shown to produce an optimally accurate solution.