Asymptotic convergence in finite and boundary element methods. I: Theoretical results (Q1328820)

The author considers the problem: Find \(u\in V\) such that \((*)\) \(b(u,v)= l(v)\), \(\forall v\in V\). Here, \(V\) is a Hilbert space, \(b\) sesquilinear and continuous and \(l\) antilinear and continuous. Let \(V_ h\), \(h>0\), be a family of finite-dimensional subspaces of \(V\) then the Bubnov-Galerkin approximation of \((*)\) is studied. Under appropriate conditions the Bubnov-Galerkin method is asymptotically optimal, i.e., there exists an \(h_ 0\) such that for \(0< h\leq h_ 0\) the error estimate is given by a constant \(C\) independent of \(h\). The author characterizes the constants \(C\) and \(h_ 0\). An application to a 1-D acoustic interaction problem is given.