Spatial error estimates for a finite element viscosity-splitting scheme for the Navier-Stokes equations (Q2865646)

The authors obtain optimal first order error estimates for a fully discrete fractional-step scheme applied to the Navier-Stokes equations. This scheme uses decomposition of the viscosity in time and finite elements (FE) in space.NEWLINENEWLINEOne uses a time-discrete scheme as an auxiliary problem to study a fully discrete finite element scheme, obtaining optimal first order approximation for velocity and pressure with respect to the max-norm in time and the \(H^{1}\times L^{2}\)-norm in space.