Convergence Analysis of an Adaptive Interior Penalty Discontinuous Galerkin Method for the Helmholtz Equation

  • We are concerned with a convergence analysis of an adaptive Interior Penalty Discontinuous Galerkin (IPDG) method for the numerical solution of acoustic wave propagation problems as described by the Helmholtz equation. The mesh adaptivity relies on a residual-type a posteriori error estimator that does not only control the approximation error but also the consistency error caused by the nonconformity of the approach. As in the case of IPDG for standard second order elliptic boundary value problems, the convergence analysis is based on the reliability of the estimator, an estimator reduction property, and a quasi-orthogonality result. However, in contrast to the standard case, special attention has to be paid to a proper treatment of the lower order term in the equation containing the wavenumber which is taken care of by an Aubin-Nitsche type argument for the associated conforming finite element approximation. Numerical results are given for an interior Dirichlet problem and a screenWe are concerned with a convergence analysis of an adaptive Interior Penalty Discontinuous Galerkin (IPDG) method for the numerical solution of acoustic wave propagation problems as described by the Helmholtz equation. The mesh adaptivity relies on a residual-type a posteriori error estimator that does not only control the approximation error but also the consistency error caused by the nonconformity of the approach. As in the case of IPDG for standard second order elliptic boundary value problems, the convergence analysis is based on the reliability of the estimator, an estimator reduction property, and a quasi-orthogonality result. However, in contrast to the standard case, special attention has to be paid to a proper treatment of the lower order term in the equation containing the wavenumber which is taken care of by an Aubin-Nitsche type argument for the associated conforming finite element approximation. Numerical results are given for an interior Dirichlet problem and a screen problem illustrating the performance of the adaptive IPDG method.show moreshow less

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Author:Ronald H. W. HoppeORCiDGND, Natasha S. Sharma
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:384-opus4-12577
Frontdoor URLhttps://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/1581
Series (Serial Number):Preprints des Instituts für Mathematik der Universität Augsburg (2011-15)
Type:Preprint
Language:English
Publishing Institution:Universität Augsburg
Contributing Corporation:University of Houston
Release Date:2011/10/17
Tag:Discontinuous Galerkin; Interior Penalty; Helmholtz equation; adaptivity; convergence analysis
GND-Keyword:Finite-Elemente-Methode; Diskontinuierliche Galerkin-Methode; Helmholtz-Schwingungsgleichung; Konvergenz
Institutes:Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät
Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät / Institut für Mathematik
Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät / Institut für Mathematik / Lehrstuhl für Numerische Mathematik
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 51 Mathematik / 510 Mathematik
Licence (German):Deutsches Urheberrecht mit Print on Demand