On round-off error for adaptive finite element methods

Round-off error analysis has been historically studied by analyzing the condition number of the associated matrix. By controlling the size of the condition number, it is possible to guarantee a prescribed round-off error tolerance. However, the opposite is not true, since it is possible to have a sy...

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Main Authors: Alvarez-Aramberri, J., Pardo, D., Paszynski, M., Collier, N., Dalcin, L., Calo, Victor
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51392
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author Alvarez-Aramberri, J.
Pardo, D.
Paszynski, M.
Collier, N.
Dalcin, L.
Calo, Victor
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Pardo, D.
Paszynski, M.
Collier, N.
Dalcin, L.
Calo, Victor
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building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Round-off error analysis has been historically studied by analyzing the condition number of the associated matrix. By controlling the size of the condition number, it is possible to guarantee a prescribed round-off error tolerance. However, the opposite is not true, since it is possible to have a system of linear equations with an arbitrarily large condition number that still delivers a small round-off error. In this paper, we perform a round-off error analysis in context of 1D and 2D hp-adaptive Finite Element simulations for the case of Poisson equation. We conclude that boundary conditions play a fundamental role on the round-off error analysis, specially for the so-called 'radical meshes'. Moreover, we illustrate the importance of the right-hand side when analyzing the round-off error, which is independent of the condition number of the matrix. © 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-513922018-03-05T09:12:14Z On round-off error for adaptive finite element methods Alvarez-Aramberri, J. Pardo, D. Paszynski, M. Collier, N. Dalcin, L. Calo, Victor Round-off error analysis has been historically studied by analyzing the condition number of the associated matrix. By controlling the size of the condition number, it is possible to guarantee a prescribed round-off error tolerance. However, the opposite is not true, since it is possible to have a system of linear equations with an arbitrarily large condition number that still delivers a small round-off error. In this paper, we perform a round-off error analysis in context of 1D and 2D hp-adaptive Finite Element simulations for the case of Poisson equation. We conclude that boundary conditions play a fundamental role on the round-off error analysis, specially for the so-called 'radical meshes'. Moreover, we illustrate the importance of the right-hand side when analyzing the round-off error, which is independent of the condition number of the matrix. © 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51392 10.1016/j.procs.2012.04.162 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle Alvarez-Aramberri, J.
Pardo, D.
Paszynski, M.
Collier, N.
Dalcin, L.
Calo, Victor
On round-off error for adaptive finite element methods
title On round-off error for adaptive finite element methods
title_full On round-off error for adaptive finite element methods
title_fullStr On round-off error for adaptive finite element methods
title_full_unstemmed On round-off error for adaptive finite element methods
title_short On round-off error for adaptive finite element methods
title_sort on round-off error for adaptive finite element methods
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51392