Duality-based two-level error estimation for time-dependent PDEs: application to linear and nonlinear parabolic equations

We introduce a duality-based two-level error estimator for linear and nonlinear time-dependent problems. The error measure can be a space-time norm, energy norm, final-time error or other error related functional. The general methodology is developed for an abstract nonlinear parabolic PDE and subse...

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Main Authors: Şimşek, G., Wu, X., van der Zee, K.G., van Brummelen, E.H.
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Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32682/
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author Şimşek, G.
Wu, X.
van der Zee, K.G.
van Brummelen, E.H.
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Wu, X.
van der Zee, K.G.
van Brummelen, E.H.
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description We introduce a duality-based two-level error estimator for linear and nonlinear time-dependent problems. The error measure can be a space-time norm, energy norm, final-time error or other error related functional. The general methodology is developed for an abstract nonlinear parabolic PDE and subsequently applied to linear heat and nonlinear Cahn-Hilliard equations. The error due to finite element approximations is estimated with a residual weighted approximate-dual solution which is computed with two primal approximations at nested levels. We prove that the exact error is estimated by our estimator up to higher-order remainder terms. Numerical experiments confirm the theory regarding consistency of the dual-based two-level estimator. We also present a novel space-time adaptive strategy to control errors based on the new estimator.
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spelling nottingham-326822020-05-04T17:05:37Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32682/ Duality-based two-level error estimation for time-dependent PDEs: application to linear and nonlinear parabolic equations Şimşek, G. Wu, X. van der Zee, K.G. van Brummelen, E.H. We introduce a duality-based two-level error estimator for linear and nonlinear time-dependent problems. The error measure can be a space-time norm, energy norm, final-time error or other error related functional. The general methodology is developed for an abstract nonlinear parabolic PDE and subsequently applied to linear heat and nonlinear Cahn-Hilliard equations. The error due to finite element approximations is estimated with a residual weighted approximate-dual solution which is computed with two primal approximations at nested levels. We prove that the exact error is estimated by our estimator up to higher-order remainder terms. Numerical experiments confirm the theory regarding consistency of the dual-based two-level estimator. We also present a novel space-time adaptive strategy to control errors based on the new estimator. Elsevier 2015-05-01 Article PeerReviewed Şimşek, G., Wu, X., van der Zee, K.G. and van Brummelen, E.H. (2015) Duality-based two-level error estimation for time-dependent PDEs: application to linear and nonlinear parabolic equations. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 288 . pp. 83-109. ISSN 1879-2138 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045782514004459 doi:10.1016/j.cma.2014.11.019 doi:10.1016/j.cma.2014.11.019
spellingShingle Şimşek, G.
Wu, X.
van der Zee, K.G.
van Brummelen, E.H.
Duality-based two-level error estimation for time-dependent PDEs: application to linear and nonlinear parabolic equations
title Duality-based two-level error estimation for time-dependent PDEs: application to linear and nonlinear parabolic equations
title_full Duality-based two-level error estimation for time-dependent PDEs: application to linear and nonlinear parabolic equations
title_fullStr Duality-based two-level error estimation for time-dependent PDEs: application to linear and nonlinear parabolic equations
title_full_unstemmed Duality-based two-level error estimation for time-dependent PDEs: application to linear and nonlinear parabolic equations
title_short Duality-based two-level error estimation for time-dependent PDEs: application to linear and nonlinear parabolic equations
title_sort duality-based two-level error estimation for time-dependent pdes: application to linear and nonlinear parabolic equations
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32682/