Least-Squares Finite Element Methods

ISBN-13: 9781441921604 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 660 str.

Pavel B. Bochev; Max D. Gunzburger

Opis

Since their emergence in the early 1950s, ?nite element methods have become one of the most versatile and powerful methodologies for the approximate numerical solution of partial differential equations. At the time of their inception, ?nite e- ment methods were viewed primarily as a tool for solving problems in structural analysis. However, it did not take long to discover that ?nite element methods could be applied with equal success to problems in other engineering and scienti?c ?elds. Today, ?nite element methods are also in common use, and indeed are often the method of choice, for incompressible ?uid ?ow, heat transfer, electromagnetics, and advection-diffusion-reaction problems, just to name a few. Given the early conn- tion between ?nite element methods and problems engendered by energy minimi- tion principles, it is not surprising that the ?rst mathematical analyses of ?nite e- ment methods were given in the environment of the classical Rayleigh-Ritz setting. Yet again, using the fertile soil provided by functional analysis in Hilbert spaces, it did not take long for the rigorous analysis of ?nite element methods to be extended to many other settings. Today, ?nite element methods are unsurpassed with respect to their level of theoretical maturity.

Recenzje

From the reviews: "In the book under review, the authors give a unified and comprehensive treatment of least-squares finite element methods and discuss important implementation issues that are critical to their success in practice. ... This book is valuable both for researchers and practitioners working in least-squares finite element methods. ... In addition, others will find it a great reference for learning about the theory and implementation of the least-squares finite element methods." (Tsu-Fen Chen, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2010 b)

Spis treści

Survey of Variational Principles and Associated Finite Element Methods..- Classical Variational Methods.- Alternative Variational Formulations.- Abstract Theory of Least-Squares Finite Element Methods.- Mathematical Foundations of Least-Squares Finite Element Methods.- The Agmon#x2013;Douglis#x2013;Nirenberg Setting for Least-Squares Finite Element Methods.- Least-Squares Finite Element Methods for Elliptic Problems.- Scalar Elliptic Equations.- Vector Elliptic Equations.- The Stokes Equations.- Least-Squares Finite Element Methods for Other Settings.- The Navier#x2013;Stokes Equations.- Parabolic Partial Differential Equations.- Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations.- Control and Optimization Problems.- Variations on Least-Squares Finite Element Methods.- Supplementary Material.- Analysis Tools.- Compatible Finite Element Spaces.- Linear Operator Equations in Hilbert Spaces.- The Agmon#x2013;Douglis#x2013;Nirenberg Theory and Verifying its Assumptions.

Blurb

The book examines theoretical and computational aspects of least-squares finite element methods(LSFEMs) for partial differential equations (PDEs) arising in key science and engineering applications. It is intended for mathematicians, scientists, and engineers interested in either or both the theory and practice associated with the numerical solution of PDEs.

The first part looks at strengths and weaknesses of classical variational principles, reviews alternative variational formulations, and offers a glimpse at the main concepts that enter into the formulation of LSFEMs. Subsequent parts introduce mathematical frameworks for LSFEMs and their analysis, apply the frameworks to concrete PDEs, and discuss computational properties of resulting LSFEMs. Also included are recent advances such as compatible LSFEMs, negative-norm LSFEMs, and LSFEMs for optimal control and design problems. Numerical examples illustrate key aspects of the theory ranging from the importance of norm-equivalence to connections between compatible LSFEMs and classical-Galerkin and mixed-Galerkin methods.

Pavel Bochev is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories with research interests in compatible discretizations for PDEs, multiphysics problems, and scientific computing.

Max Gunzburger is Frances Eppes Professor of Scientific Computing and Mathematics at Florida State University and recipient of the W.T. and Idelia Reid Prize in Mathematics from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.