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ESAIM: M2AN
Volume 46, Number 1, January-February 2012
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Page(s) | 111 - 144 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/m2an/2011016 | |
Published online | 24 August 2011 |
Cell centered Galerkin methods for diffusive problems
IFP Energies nouvelles, 1 & 4 avenue de Bois Préau, 92582
Rueil-Malmaison Cedex, France. daniale-antonio.di-pietro@ifpen.fr
Received:
23
August
2010
Revised:
13
December
2010
In this work we introduce a new class of lowest order methods for diffusive problems on general meshes with only one unknown per element. The underlying idea is to construct an incomplete piecewise affine polynomial space with optimal approximation properties starting from values at cell centers. To do so we borrow ideas from multi-point finite volume methods, although we use them in a rather different context. The incomplete polynomial space replaces classical complete polynomial spaces in discrete formulations inspired by discontinuous Galerkin methods. Two problems are studied in this work: a heterogeneous anisotropic diffusion problem, which is used to lay the pillars of the method, and the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations, which provide a more realistic application. An exhaustive theoretical study as well as a set of numerical examples featuring different difficulties are provided.
Mathematics Subject Classification: 65N08 / 65N30 / 76D05
Key words: Cell centered Galerkin / finite volumes / discontinuous Galerkin / heterogeneous anisotropic diffusion / incompressible Navier-Stokes equations
© EDP Sciences, SMAI, 2011
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