Decoupling PDE computation with intrinsic or inertial Robin interface condition (Q2228077)

The authors study decoupled numerical methods for a typical multi-modeling model problem. By cruising various stages of numerical approximation and decoupling, and tracking how the information is transmitted across the interface, the authors demonstrate how the interface conditions evolve and affect the data and error transmission across the interface during spatial/temporal discretization as well as decoupling. Moreover, the authors derive a new approximate intrinsic or inertial type Robin condition for a semi-discrete model with finite element discretization, which is justified both mathematically and physically in contrast to the classical Robin interface condition conventionally introduced for decoupling multi-modeling problems. Based on this new interface condition, an equivalent semi-discrete model is introduced, which provides a general framework for devising effective decoupled numerical methods. Numerical experiments also confirm the effectiveness and robustness of the decoupling approach proposed in this paper.