Generalized Prager-Synge identity and robust equilibrated error estimators for discontinuous elements

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Abstract: The well-known Prager-Synge identity is valid in H1(Omega) and serves as a foundation for developing equilibrated a posteriori error estimators for continuous elements. In this paper, we introduce a new inequality, that may be regarded as a generalization of the Prager-Synge identity, to be valid for piecewise H1(Omega) functions for diffusion problems. The inequality is proved to be identity in two dimensions. For nonconforming finite element approximation of arbitrary odd order, we propose a fully explicit approach that recovers an equilibrated flux in H(div;Omega) through a local element-wise scheme and that recovers a gradient in H(curl;Omega) through a simple averaging technique over edges. The resulting error estimator is then proved to be globally reliable and locally efficient. Moreover, the reliability and efficiency constants are independent of the jump of the diffusion coefficient regardless of its distribution.




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