Stability and phase speed for various finite element formulations of the advection equation (Q1819657)
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Stability and phase speed for various finite element formulations of the advection equation (English)
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1986
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This paper analyzes the stability and accuracy of various finite element approximations to the linearized two-dimensional advection equation. Four triangular elements with linear basis functions are included along with a rectangular element with bilinear basis functions. In addition, second- and fourth-order finite difference schemes are examined for comparison. Time is discretized with the leapfrog method. The criss-cross triangle formulation is found to be unstable. The best schemes are the isosceles triangles with linear basis functions and the rectangles with bilinear basis functions.
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stability
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accuracy
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finite element approximations
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linearized two- dimensional advection equation
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triangular elements
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fourth-order finite difference schemes
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leapfrog method
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criss-cross triangle formulation
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