A Non-Conforming Finite Element Method for Convex Optimization Problems
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The goal of this paper is the analysis of a non-conforming finite element method for convex variational problems in the presence of the Lavrentiev phenomenon for which conforming finite element methods are known to fail. By contrast, it is shown that the Crouzeix–Raviart finite element discretization always converges to the correct minimizer.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008