Optimality of a standard adaptive finite element method (Q2462621)

Adaptive finite element methods can achieve optimal convergence rates. When this was first shown by \textit{P. Binev, W. Dahmen}, and \textit{R. De Vore} [Numer. Math. 97, No.~2, 219--268 (2004; Zbl 1063.65120)], the algorithm required not only appropriate refinements, but also coarsening steps. The author provided a substantial improvement by showing that the coarsening can be dropped without a deterioration of the asymptotic. Special care is taken concerning hanging nodes and how to avoid them.