The finite element method for nonlinear elliptic equations with discontinuous coefficients (Q921875): Difference between revisions

The study of the finite element approximation to nonlinear second order elliptic boundary value problems with discontinuous coefficients is presented in the case of mixed Dirichlet-Neumann boundary conditions. The change in domain and numerical integration are taken into account. With the assumptions which guarantee that the corresponding operator is strongly monotone and Lipschitz-continuous the following convergence results are proved: 1. The rate of convergence \(O(h^{\epsilon})\) if the exact solution \(u\in H^ 1(\Omega)\) is piecewise of class \(H^{1+\epsilon}\) \((0<\epsilon \leq 1)\); 2. The convergence without any rate of convergence if \(u\in H^ 1(\Omega)\) only.