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The numerical analysis of higher-order nonlinear FE method for advection dominated problems

Malta, Sandra Mara Cardoso; Almeida, Regina Célia Cerqueira

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The numerical analysis of nonlinear discontinuity-capturing methods applied to advection dominated problems has not been completely established yet. Some particular results give very good contribution towards the existence of discrete solutions although no uniqueness results are demonstrated. This paper studies the conditions for the uniqueness of the solution when using to the CAU (Consistent Approximate Upwind) Petrov-Galerkin for solving advection dominated problems. The main issue in this analysis is that it relies on the optimality property of the CAU solution which does not depend on any restrictions of the approximation spaces.

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XX Cong eso de Ecuaciones Di e enciales y Aplicaciones X Cong eso de Ma em´ a ica Aplicada Se illa, 24-28 sep iemb e 2007 (pp. 1–6) The nume ical analysis o highe -o de nonlinea FE me hod o ad ec ion domina ed p oblems S. M. C. Mal a, R. C. C. de Almeida Labo a ´o io Nacional de Compu a¸c˜ao Cien ´ı ica (LNCC/MCT) A . Ge ´ulio Va gas,333 - Pe ´opolis, 22561-070, Rio de Janei o, B azil. E-mails: [email p o ec ed], [email p o ec ed]. Keywo ds: ad ec ion domina ed p oblems, ini e elemen me hod, nume ical analysis Resumen The nume ical analysis o nonlinea discon inui y-cap u ing me hods applied o ad ec ion domina ed p oblems has no been comple ely es ablished ye . Some pa - icula esul s gi e e y good con ibu ion owa ds he exis ence o disc e e solu ions al hough no uniqueness esul s a e demons a ed. This pape s udies he condi ions o he uniqueness o he solu ion when using o he CAU (Consis en App oxima e Upwind) Pe o -Gale kin o sol ing ad ec ion domina ed p oblems. The main issue in his analysis is ha i elies on he op imali y p ope y o he CAU solu ion which does no depend on any es ic ions o he app oxima ion spaces. 1. In oduc ion I is well known ha nume ical simula ions o ad ec ion-domina ed p oblems p esen nume ical di icul ies ela ed o he lack o s abili y: because ad ec ion domina es di usion, classical Gale kin ini e elemen (FE) me hods gene a e uns able app oxima ions, which usually exhibi spu ious oscilla ions. The SUPG (S eamline Upwind Pe o -Galekin) me hod, p oposed by B ooks and Hughes [1], was he i s a ia ionally consis en , s able and accu a e ini e elemen model o ad ec ion domina ed p oblems. Fo egula solu ions his me hod p esen s quasi-op imal a es o con e gence o he s eamline de i a i e and was i s analyzed by Johnson e al. [4]. Ne e heless, o non egula solu ions, localized oscilla ions a e s ill obse ed in he neighbo hood o s eep g adien s meaning ha he s eamline is no always he app op ia e upwind di ec ion. To o e come his lack o mono- onici y many discon inui y cap u ing e ms we e designed o enhance s abili y ei he in 1 S. M. C. Mal a, R. C. Almeida a linea [5] o nonlinea way [2, 3]. Qui e p omising esul s we e ob ained using he non- linea CAU (Consis en App oxima e Upwind) ini e elemen me hod p oposed in [2]. The sys ema ic way o upda ing he upwind di ec ion in he CAU me hod esul s in adding o he SUPG o mula ion a nonlinea discon inui y-cap u ing e m in a consis en way, en- gende ing an addi ional s abili y in he di ec ion o he app oxima e g adien . The heo y has been e ined o e he yea s in se e al di ec ions. The nume ical analysis o he CAU me hod, e en o highe -o de elemen s, has been discussed in a ecen pape [3]. The s abili y analysis was shown based on a linea ized i e a i e scheme, which uses he solu ion o he SUPG me hod as an ini ial guess in o de o sol e he CAU (nonlinea ) me hod. Howe e , his analysis has some open ends [6] conce ning he sol abili y o he i e a i e scheme. The e o e, ou main goal is o imp o e he de eloped analysis. In pa icula , we add ess he p oblem associa ed o he con e gence o he linea ized i e a i e scheme as well as he uniqueness o he solu ion o he nonlinea app oxima e me hod. 2. Ma hema ical Model We a e in e es ed in s eady-s a e solu ions o con ec ion-domina ed eac ion-di usion scala p oblems o he o m Lφ:= γφ +u·∇φ−²∆φ= in Ω φ= 0 on Γ,(1) whe e udeno es a gi en eloci y ield, ²is he gi en (small) posi i e di usion coe icien , γis he gi en non-nega i e eac ion coe icien and is a sou ce e m. The p oblem is de ined in he domain Ω ⊂ Rnwi h bounda y Γ. The Gale kin o mula ion o p oblem (1) eads: ind φh∈Vp h⊂H1 0(Ω) such ha , B(φh, ηh) = ( , ηh),∀ηh∈Vp h, wi h B(φh, ηh) := ²(∇φh,∇ηh)+(u·∇φh, ηh) + γ(φh, ηh) and Vp h={ηh∈C0(Ω); ηh|Ωe∈Pp∀Ωe, ηh|Γ= 0}, whe e Ppis he se o in e pola ion polynomials o deg ee less o equal pde ined in each ini e elemen Ωewi h cha ac e is ic elemen leng h deno ed by h. Fo ad ec ion-domina ed p oblems, when ²is aken e y small in p oblem (1), i is well- known ha classical Gale kin and s abilized ini e elemen me hods gene a e global and local uns able app oxima ions, espec i ely. As a emedy, discon inui y-cap u ing a ian s a e conside ed as an addi ional (bu nonlinea ) s abiliza ion. Qui e p omising esul s ha e been ob ained using he CAU (Consis en -Upwind Pe o -Gale kin) [2, 3] o mula ion, which eads as: ind φh∈Vp hsuch ha D(φh, ηh) + Ne X e=1 (L(φh)− , τc[u− ]·∇ηh)|Ωe=F(ηh),∀ηh∈Vp h,(2) 2 The nume ical analysis o highe -o de ... wi h D(φh, ηh) := B(φ, η) + Ne X e=1 (Lφh, τsu·∇ηh)|Ωe; F(ηh) := ( , ηh) + Ne X e=1 ( , τsu·∇ηh)|Ωe, whe e τsand τca e he s abiliza ion pa ame e s om he SUPG [1, 4] and CAU [2] me hods, espec i ely. The e a e a a ie y o possible designs o hese pa ame e s in he li e a u e [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 5]. The auxilia y ec o ield in equa ion (2) is a modi ied eloci y ield such ha i sa is ies he o iginal pa ial di e en ial equa ion (1) o he app oxima e solu ion φh∈Vp hin each elemen . This equi emen implies [u− (φh)] ·∇φh=L(φh)− =: R(φ).(3) Then, he ec o ield is de e mined such ha i is he eloci y ield closes o he eal eloci y ield uin he L2sense. Hence, i is ob ained by sol ing he ollowing local minimiza ion p oblem: ind u∈L∞(Ω)dsuch ha ku− kL2(Ωe)≤ ku−mkL2(Ωe),∀m∈Qm,(4) wi h Qm={m;m·∇φh−²∆φh+γφh− = 0 in Ωe, e = 1, . . . , Ne}. The solu ion o (4) oge he wi h (3) leads o ( −u= 0 ,i |∇φh|= 0 ; u− =R(φh) |∇φh|2∇φh,o he wise.(5) Thus, i |∇φh|= 0, he linea SUPG me hod is eco e ed. O he wise, |u− |=|R(φh)| |∇φh|=: β(φh), which ensu es ha , in each elemen Ωe, limh7→0 (φh) = u, when limh7→0φh=φ. Besides, as is selec ed minimizing ku− kL2(Ωe), he ollowing inequali y is e i ied β(φh) = |R(φh)| |∇φh|≤|R(ψh)| |∇ψh|=β(ψh),∀ψh∈Vp h.(6) Due o his p ope y, one may conclude ha he app oxima e solu ion o (2) using (5) is op imal. This is a ema kable ea u e o his me hod. In ac , he p ope y (6) is c ucial o yield he uniqueness esul p esen ed in nex sec ion. 3. Uniqueness o solu ion Le he CAU me hod (2) be e-w i en as: ind φh∈Vp hsuch ha a(φh;φh, ηh) = F(ηh),∀ηh∈Up h,(7) whe e a(φh;φh, ηh) := D(φh, ηh) + Ne X e=1 c(φh;φh, ηh)|Ωe,(8) 3 S. M. C. Mal a, R. C. Almeida wi h c(φh;φh, ηh)|Ωe:= µτc|R(φh)|2 |∇φh|2∇φh,∇ηh¶|Ωe. The non-symme ic bilinea o m D(·,·) is coe ci e (see, o example, [3]), which implies he ollowing SUPG-s abili y p ope y D(wh, wh)≥C(θ)|||wh|||2,∀wh∈Vp h,(9) wi h C(θ)=1−1/2√1 + θ, whe e θis de ined in [5]. The bilinea o m D(·,·) is also con inuous in he ollowing s abilized mesh dependen no m: |||ηh|||2:≡²k∇ηhk2+γkηhk2+ Ne X e=1 τsku·∇ηhk2 Ωe.(10) yielding uniqueness and exis ence solu ion o he SUPG me hod [4], aking τc= 0 in p oblem (7). Besides, p o iding ha τc≥0, c(ηh;ηh, ηh)|Ωe≥0 o all ηh∈Vp h, he s abili y o he CAU me hod ollows immedia ely om he p e ious SUPG s abili y esul , a(ηh;ηh, ηh)≥C0(θ)|||ηh|||2.(11) Fo a qui e simila me hod, i was assumed in [7] ha he quan i y |β(·)|sa is ies q0≤ |β(φh)| ≤ q1,(12) o q0, q1>0, implying coe ci i y and con inui y o he bilinea o m a(ηh;·,·) and a unique solu ion ha comes om he Lax-Milg am heo em [5, 6, 7]. Howe e , a p oo o he lowe bounded is no exhibi ed in [7]. La e on, i was applied a a ian o B ouwe ’s ixed poin heo em o p o e he exis ence o a disc e e solu ion o he CAU nonlinea p oblem (7) bu a uniqueness esul emained s ill open [5]. The e o e, using only he op imal-CAU p ope y (6) we will show his ac in he ollowing heo em. Theo em 1: Assuming ha he minimiza ion p ope y (6) holds, he CAU me hod (7) has a unique solu ion φh∈Vp h. P oo : Conside wo solu ions φhand ˜ φhbelong o Vp ho p oblem (7). Using he de ini ion o unc ion β(·), we ha e D(φh−˜ φh, ηh) + Ne X e=1 c(φh;φh, ηh)− Ne X e=1 c(˜ φh,˜ φh, ηh) = D(φh−˜ φh, ηh) + Ne X e=1 h(τc[β(φh)]2∇φh,∇ηh)|Ωe−(τc[β(˜ φh)]2∇˜ φh,∇ηh)|Ωei= 0.(13) F om he op imal p ope y o he CAU solu ion, β(φh)≤β(ψh),∀ψh∈Vp h, ha is, β(φh)≤β(˜ φh), since ˜ φh∈Vp h. Simila ly, β(˜ φh)≤β(φh)as well. Hence, β(φh) = β(˜ φh) = α, (14) 4 The nume ical analysis o highe -o de ... whe e αis a non-nega i e cons an . No ice ha α= 0 only when R(φh) = 0, ha is, φh sa is ies he esidual equa ion and he non-linea ope a o anishes. Now, subs i u ing (14) in o (13) yields D(φh−˜ φh, ηh) + Ne X e=1 ³τcα2(∇φh−∇ ˜ φh),∇ηh´|Ωe= 0,∀ηh∈Vp h.(15) Nex , aking ηh=φh−˜ φh∈Vp hand using he SUPG-s abili y p ope y (9), he equa ion (15) is e-w i en as C(θ)|||φh−˜ φh|||2+α2 Ne X e=1 ³τc(∇φh−∇ ˜ φh),∇φh−∇ ˜ φh´|Ωe≤ C1(|||φh−˜ φh|||2+ Ne X e=1 τc|∇φh−∇ ˜ φh|2 Ωe)≤0, whe e C1= max{C(θ), α2}is a posi i e cons an . The e o e, since τc≥0, he abo e inequali y yields φh=˜ φh.¤ 4. Linea ized p oblem To sol e he nonlinea p oblem (7) i is necessa y o conside i e a i e me hods which a e in ended o keep he main p ope ies o he CAU me hod a each i e a ion. This can be achie ed by using he ollowing simple me hod: om he p e ious compu ed i e a e solu ion φn h,n∈ N, we ge c(φn h;φn+1 h, ηh)|Ωe= (R(φn+1 h), τn c[u− (φn h)]·∇ηh)|Ωe=¡τc|β(φn h)|2∇φn+1 h,∇ηh¢|Ωe,(16) whe e τn c=τc(u− (φn h)) and (u− (φn h)) = R(φn h) |∇φn h|2∇φn h. Hence, he i e a i e algo i hm consis s in: gi en φn hand [u− (φn h)], ind {φn+1 h} ∈ Vp h such ha a(φn h;φn+1 h, ηh) = F(ηh),∀ηh∈Vp h,(17) whe e a(φn h;φn+1 h, ηh) = D(φn+1 h, ηh) + Ne X e=1 c(φn h;φn+1 h, ηh)|Ωe is a non-symme ic bilinea o m de ined on Vp h×Vp h, o a gi en φn h∈Vp h. I is coe ci e and con inuous [3, 5, 6] in he no m (10). Consequen ly, he linea ized p oblem (17) is uniquely sol able ia he Lax-Milg am heo em. The ze o- h i e a i e solu ion φ0 his he SUPG solu ion, which can be seen as he ze o o de esidual co ec ion o each τ0 c= 0. Due o he p ope y (6), any i e a i e solu ion {φn+1 h}o (17) sa is ies β(φh) = |R(φh)| |∇φh|≤|R(φn h)| |∇φn h|=β(φn h).(18) 5 S. M. C. Mal a, R. C. Almeida In addi ion, he sequence o solu ions {φn+1}is also uppe bounded [3], ha is, he e is a posi i e cons an C, independen o n, such ha , |||φn+1 h||| ≤ Ck k,∀n. (19) F om his ac and assuming ha {φn+1 h}, solu ion o he linea ized p oblem (17), con e ges o φh, solu ion o he nonlinea CAU me hod (7), when n7→ ∞, we may p o e ha he addi ional e m c(φh, φh, ηh) does no deg ade he a es o con e gence as long as egula solu ions a e conce ned [3]. This esul is p esen ed in he ollowing heo em. Theo em 2: Conside ing ²=O(h) and τs=O(h/p) we a i e a he ollowing a p io i e o es ima e: |||φ−φh|||2≤C Ne X e=1 µh p¶2s+1 |φ|2 s+1,Ωe,(20) whe e φ|Ωe∈Hk+1(Ωe) o some k≥1, o any 0 ≤s≤m´ın(p, k), p≥1. The p oo o he p e ious esul is based on an impo an open p oblem: o p o e ha he sequence {φn+1 h}con e ges o φh, solu ion o he nonlinea CAU me hod (7), when n7→ ∞. Wo k in his subjec is ongoing and will be add essed in a o hcoming pape . Acknowledgmen s The au ho s would like o hank he B azilian Go e nmen , h ough he Agency CNPq, o he inancial suppo p o ided. Re e ences [1] A.N. B ooks and T.J.R. 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