On the convergence rate of the finite element method in a semicoercive problem with friction (Q2654941)

The authors consider a minimization for a nondifferentiable function arising in the study of a model problem with friction. This problem can be reduced to the minimization of the following convex functional \[ J(v)={1\over 2}\int_\Omega |\nabla v|^2 d\Omega- \int_\Omega vf\,d\Omega+ \int_\Gamma g|\gamma v|d\Gamma. \] The paper deals with estimating the convergence rate of the finite element method for this minimization problem.