Long-term dissipativity of time-stepping algorithms for an abstract evolution equation with applications to the incompressible MHD and Navier-Stokes equations (Q1372809)

This paper examines the long-term dissipativity and unconditional nonlinear stability of time integration algorithms for the incompressible MHD equations. The results apply as a particular case to the uncoupled incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. The analysis is performed in the setting defined by an abstract evolution equation possessing the same long-term dissipative structure as the above physical systems. These abstract results apply rigorously to Galerkin mixed finite element discretizations of the problem. To this end, it is shown that such Galerkin-type projection inherits the dissipative properties of the continuum problem. Computational aspects are illustrated in representative numerical simulations.