Algebraic and discretization error estimation by equilibrated fluxes for discontinuous Galerkin methods on nonmatching grids (Q493270)

The authors consider the discontinuous Galerkin method applied to the Poisson equation. Some a posteriori error estimates are derived. The results hold in a setting in which a variable polynomial degree and simplicial meshes with hanging nodes are allowed. An approach allowing for simple (nonconforming) flux reconstructions is proposed. An algebraic error flux reconstruction is introduced. Guaranteed reliability and local efficiency are proved and an adaptive strategy combining both adaptive mesh refinement and adaptive stopping criteria is proposed. Numerical experiments illustrate a tight control of the overall error, good prediction of the distribution of the discretization and algebraic error components, and efficiency of the adaptive strategy.