A Nitsche method for elliptic problems on composite surfaces

DOI10.1016/J.CMA.2017.08.033zbMATH Open1439.74417arXiv1705.08384OpenAlexW2617641888MaRDI QIDQ2310074FDOQ2310074

Authors: Peter Hansbo, Tobias Jonsson, Mats G. Larson, Karl Larsson 

Publication date: 6 April 2020

Published in: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We develop a finite element method for elliptic partial differential equations on so called composite surfaces that are built up out of a finite number of surfaces with boundaries that fit together nicely in the sense that the intersection between any two surfaces in the composite surface is either empty, a point, or a curve segment, called an interface curve. Note that several surfaces can intersect along the same interface curve. On the composite surface we consider a broken finite element space which consists of a continuous finite element space at each subsurface without continuity requirements across the interface curves. We derive a Nitsche type formulation in this general setting and by assuming only that a certain inverse inequality and an approximation property hold we can derive stability and error estimates in the case when the geometry is exactly represented. We discuss several different realizations, including so called cut meshes, of the method. Finally, we present numerical examples.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1705.08384

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zbMATH Keywords

Laplace-Beltrami operatora priori error estimatesNitsche methodcomposite surfaces

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stability and convergence of numerical methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N12) Error bounds for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N15) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N30) Composite and mixture properties (74E30) Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05)

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Uses Software

• CutFEM

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