A posteriori error estimation for the p-curl problem

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Abstract: We derive a posteriori error estimates for a semi-discrete finite element approximation of a nonlinear eddy current problem arising from applied superconductivity, known as the p-curl problem. In particular, we show the reliability for non-conforming N'{e}d'{e}lec elements based on a residual type argument and a Helmholtz-Weyl decomposition of W0p(extcurl;Omega). As a consequence, we are also able to derive an a posteriori error estimate for a quantity of interest called the AC loss. The nonlinearity for this form of Maxwell's equation is an analogue of the one found in the p-Laplacian. It is handled without linearizing around the approximate solution. The non-conformity is dealt by adapting error decomposition techniques of Carstensen, Hu and Orlando. Geometric non-conformities also appear because the continuous problem is defined over a bounded C1,1 domain while the discrete problem is formulated over a weaker polyhedral domain. The semi-discrete formulation studied in this paper is often encountered in commercial codes and is shown to be well-posed. The paper concludes with numerical results confirming the reliability of the a posteriori error estimate.



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