Enhanced accuracy by post-processing for finite element methods for hyperbolic equations

Enhanced accuracy by post-processing for finite element methods for hyperbolic equations

We consider the enhancement of accuracy, by means of a simple post-processing technique, for finite element approximations to transient hyperbolic equations. The post-processing is a convolution with a kernel whose support has measure of order one in the case of arbitrary unstructured meshes; if the mesh is locally translation invariant, the support of the kernel is a cube whose edges are of si...

Enhanced Accuracy by Post - Processing for Finiteelement Methods for Hyperbolic Equationsbernardo Cockburn

Explicit Finite Element Methods for Symmetric Hyperbolic Equations∗

A family of explicit space-time finite element methods for the initial boundary value problem for linear, symmetric hyperbolic systems of equations is described and analyzed. The method generalizes the discontinuous Galerkin method and, as is typical for this method, obtains error estimates of order O(hn+1/2) for approximations by polynomials of degree ≤ n.

Space-time Finite Element Methods for Second-order Hyperbolic Equations*

Space-time finite element methods are presented to accurately solve elastodynamics problems that include sharp gradients due to propagating waves. The new methodology involves finite element discretization of the time domain as well as the usual finite element discretization of the spatial domain. Linear stabilizing mechanisms are included which do not degrade the accuracy of the space-time fin...

Finite Element Methods for Convection Diffusion Equation

This paper deals with the finite element solution of the convection diffusion equation in one and two dimensions. Two main techniques are adopted and compared. The first one includes Petrov-Galerkin based on Lagrangian tensor product elements in conjunction with streamlined upwinding. The second approach represents Bubnov/Petrov-Galerkin schemes based on a new group of exponential elements. It ...