Discontinuous finite element basis functions for nonlinear partial differential equations

DOI10.1016/0307-904X(89)90065-6MaRDI QIDQ915404zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors A. F. Meiring, Elemer E. Rosinger

Publication date 1989

Published in Applied Mathematical Modelling (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0307-904X(89)90065-6

zbMATH Keywords

Burgers equationdiscontinuous finite element basis functionsKorteweg-de Vries equationnoncommutative multiplication theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

KdV equations (Korteweg-de Vries equations) (35Q53) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M60)

Review text

The article is claimed by its authors to introduce for the first time discontinuous finite element basis functions in a rigorous way for the approximative solution of nonlinear partial differential equations. The nonlinearity creates products involving Heaviside functions and derivatives of the Dirac \(\delta\) distribution and these multiplication problems are dealt with the noncommutative multiplication theory of \textit{B. Fuchssteiner} [Stud. Math. 77, 439-453 (1984; Zbl 0543.46021)]. Two simple examples illustrate the implementation of the discontinuous basis functions: the dispersionless Korteweg-de Vries equation \(u_ t+(u+1)u_ x=0\) and the Burgers equation \(u_ t+u\cdot u_ x=\epsilon u_{xx}.\) In both cases the method leads to a system of ordinary differential equations which in turn can be solved sequentially. The accuracy obtained compares well with that achieved by the standard product approximation.

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