A group of immersed finite-element spaces for elliptic interface problems

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DOI10.1093/IMANUM/DRX074zbMATH Open1483.65184arXiv1612.00919OpenAlexW2559966930MaRDI QIDQ5113343FDOQ5113343

Ruchi Guo, Tao Lin

Publication date: 4 June 2020

Published in: IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present a unified framework for developing and analysing immersed finite element (IFE) spaces for solving typical elliptic interface problems with interface independent meshes. This framework allows us to construct a group of new IFE spaces with either linear, or bilinear, or the rotated-Q1 polynomials. Functions in these IFE spaces are locally piecewise polynomials defined according to the sub-elements formed by the interface itself instead of its line approximation. We show that the unisolvence for these IFE spaces follows from the invertibility of the Sherman-Morrison matrix. A group of estimates and identities are established for the interface geometry and shape functions that are applicable to all of these IFE spaces. Most importantly, these fundamental preparations enable us to develop a unified multipoint Taylor expansion procedure for proving that these IFE spaces have the expected optimal approximation capability according to the involved polynomials.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.00919






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