An optimal-order error estimate for a family of characteristic-mixed methods to transient convection-diffusion problems

DOI10.3934/dcdsb.2011.15.325zbMath1223.65073MaRDI QIDQ2430088

Hongying Man, Zhaojie Zhou, Huan-Zhen Chen, Hong Wang

Publication date: 5 April 2011

Published in: Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems. Series B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.3934/dcdsb.2011.15.325

zbMATH Keywords

numerical experiments; optimal order error estimate; characteristics-mixed finite element methods; transient convection diffusion problems

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

35K20: Initial-boundary value problems for second-order parabolic equations

76S05: Flows in porous media; filtration; seepage

76M10: Finite element methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics

65M60: Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs

65M25: Numerical aspects of the method of characteristics for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs

65M15: Error bounds for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs

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