A posteriori error estimation for the Stokes–Darcy coupled problem on anisotropic discretization

This paper presents an a posteriori error analysis for the stationary Stokes–Darcy coupled problem approximated by finite element methods on anisotropic meshes in or 3. Korn's inequality for piecewise linear vector fields on anisotropic meshes is established and is applied to non‐conforming finite element method. Then the existence and uniqueness of the approximation solution are deduced for non‐conforming case. With the obtained finite element solutions, the error estimators are constructed and based on the residual of model equations plus the stabilization terms. The lower error bound is proved by means of bubble functions and the corresponding anisotropic inverse inequalities. In order to prove the upper error bound, it is vital that an anisotropic mesh corresponds to the anisotropic function under consideration. To measure this correspondence, a so‐called matching function is defined, and its discussion shows it to be useful tool. With its help, the upper error bound is shown by means of the corresponding anisotropic interpolation estimates and a special Helmholtz decomposition in both media. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Error estimates for space–time discontinuous Galerkin formulation based on proper orthogonal decomposition

In this study, proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) method is applied to diffusion–convection–reaction equation, which is discretized using space–time discontinuous Galerkin (dG) method. We provide estimates for POD truncation error in dG-energy norm, dG-elliptic projection, and space–time projection. Using these new estimates, we analyze the error between the dG and the POD solution, and the error between the exact and the POD solution. Numerical results, which are consistent with theoretical convergence rates, are presented.     

A new scheme for solving nonlinear Stratonovich Volterra integral equations via Bernoulli’s approximation

In this paper, an efficient method for solving nonlinear Stratonovich Volterra integral equations is proposed. By using Bernoulli polynomials and their stochastic operational matrix of integration, these equations can be reduced to the system of nonlinear algebraic equations with unknown Bernoulli coefficient which can be solved by numerical methods such as Newton’s method. Also, an error analysis is valid under fairly restrictive conditions. Furthermore, in order to show the accuracy and reliability of the proposed method, the new approach is compared with the block pulse functions method by some examples. The obtained results reveal that the proposed method is more accurate and efficient than the block pulse functions method.     

A note on functional a posteriori estimates for elliptic optimal control problems

In this work, new results on functional type a posteriori estimates for elliptic optimal control problems with control constraints are presented. More precisely, we derive new, sharp, guaranteed, and fully computable lower bounds for the cost functional in addition to the already existing upper bounds. Using both, the lower and the upper bounds, we arrive at two‐sided estimates for the cost functional. We prove that these bounds finally lead to sharp, guaranteed and fully computable upper estimates for the discretization error in the state and the control of the optimal control problem. First numerical tests are presented confirming the efficiency of the a posteriori estimates derived. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 33: 403–424, 2017     

Error and stability analysis of numerical solution for the time fractional nonlinear Schrödinger equation on scattered data of general‐shaped domains

In present work, a kind of spectral meshless radial point interpolation (SMRPI) technique is applied to the time fractional nonlinear Schrödinger equation in regular and irregular domains. The applied approach is based on erudite combination of meshless methods and spectral collocation techniques. The point interpolation method with the help of radial basis functions is used to construct shape functions which play as basis functions in the frame of SMRPI. It is proved the scheme is unconditionally stable with respect to the time variable in and also convergent by the order of convergence , . In the current work, the thin plate spline are used as the basis functions and to eliminate the nonlinearity, a simple predictor‐corrector (P‐C) scheme is performed. It is shown that the SMRPI solution, as a complex function, is suitable one for the time fractional nonlinear Schrödinger equation. The results of numerical experiments are compared to analytical solutions to confirm the reliable treatment of these stable solutions. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 33: 1043–1069, 2017     

Decoupled schemes for unsteady MHD equations. I. time discretization

In this article, a time discretization decoupled scheme for two‐dimensional magnetohydrodynamics equations is proposed. The almost unconditional stability and convergence of this scheme are provided. The optimal error estimates for velocity and magnet are provided, and the optimal error estimate for pressure are deduced as well. Finite element spatial discretization and numerical implementation are considered in our article (Zhang and He, Comput Math Appl 69 (2015), 1390–1406). © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 33: 956–973, 2017     

Finite element analysis and approximation of Burgers’‐Fisher equation

In this article, the authors present finite element analysis and approximation of Burgers’‐Fisher equation. Existence and uniqueness of weak solution is proved by Galerkin's finite element method for non‐smooth initial data. Next, a priori error estimates of semi‐discrete solution in norm, are derived and the convergence of semi‐discrete solution is established. Then, fully discretization of the problem is done with the help of Euler's backward method. The nonlinearity is removed by lagging it to previous known level. The scheme is found to be convergent. Positivity of fully discrete solution is discussed, and bounds on time step are discovered for which the solution preserves its positivity. Finally, numerical experiments are performed on some examples to demonstrate the effectiveness of the scheme. The proposed scheme found to be fast, easy and accurate.© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 33: 1652–1677, 2017     

双调和算子特征值问题的混合三角谱元方法

本文针对双调和算子特征值问题设计了基于混合变分形式的三角谱元逼近格式,其基函数采用指标为(-1,-1,-1)的广义Koornwinder多项式.在H~1-及H_0~1-正交谱元投影的逼近理论基础上,我们建立了双调和算子特征值与特征函数的收敛性估计;它关于网格尺寸h是最优的,关于多项式次数M是次优的.然而,在H_0~2-正交谱元投影的最优估计假设前提下,关于M的次优收敛阶估计则提升为最优.此外,Koornwinder分片多项式逼近的结果还表明,在带权Besov空间范数的度量下,对于存在着区域角点奇性的双调和算子特征值问题,谱元方法的收敛阶能达到h-型有限元方法的2倍.最后,本文的数值实验结果展示了谱元逼近格式的高效性,同时也验证了相关理论的正确性.     

B-矩阵线性互补问题的误差界估计

利用严格对角占优M-矩阵的逆矩阵的无穷大范数的范围,给出了B-矩阵线性互补问题误差界新的估计式.相应数值算例表明了结果的有效性.     

交易行为可作为价格波动的先行指标吗?——基于线性与非线性模型的比较研究

本文基于沪深300股指期货四个不同样本期的1分钟交易数据,比较研究了静态线性的马尔可夫转换自回归模型MSA(Markov Switch Autoregress Model)和动态非线性Symmetrised Joe-Clayton Copula模型在对金融变量间相互关系上建模的适用性。研究结果表明,当期价格波动与滞后一期交易行为间不存在稳定的线性关系,但存在明显的尾部相关结构,并且其相关性在趋势行情中尤为显著。这一结果不但表明,趋势行情中滞后一期的交易行为可以作为当期价格波动的先行指标,还展现出了非线性Copula模型在描述金融变量间的相互关系上的适用性和显著优势。