The influence and selection of subspaces
for a posteriori error estimators |
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Authors: | Mark Ainsworth |
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Institution: | (1) Mathematics Department, Leicester University, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; e-mail:ain@uk.ac.le.mcs , GB |
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Abstract: | Summary.
The element residual method for a posteriori error estimation is analyzed
for degree finite element approximation on quadrilateral elements.
The influence of the choice of subspace used to solve the element residual
problem is studied. It is shown that the resulting estimators will be
consistent (or asymptotically exact) for all
if and only if
the mesh is parallel. Moreover, even if the mesh consists of rectangles, then
the estimators can be inconsistent when .
The results provide concrete guidelines for the selection of a posteriori
error estimators and establish the limits of their performance. In particular,
the use of the element residual method for high orders of approximation
(such as those arising in the - version finite element method) is
vindicated.
The mechanism behind the rather poor performance of the estimators is traced
back to the basic formulation of the residual problem. The investigations
reveal a deficiency in the formulation, leading, as it does, to spurious
modes in the true solution of the residual problem. The recommended choice
of subspaces may be viewed as being sufficient to guarantee that the spurious
modes are filtered out from the approximate solution while at the same time
retaining a sufficient degree of approximation to represent the true modes.
Received February 27, 1995 / Revised version
received June 7, 1995 |
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Keywords: | Mathematics Subject Classification (1991):65N30 |
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