A singularly perturbed reaction diffusion problem is considered. The small diffusion coefficient generically leads to solutions with boundary layers. The problem is discretized by a vertex-centered finite volume method. The anisotropy of the solution is reflected by using \emph{anisotropic meshes} which can improve the accuracy of the discretization considerably. The main focus is on \emph{a posteriori} error estimation. A residual type error estimator is proposed and rigorously analysed. It is shown to be robust with respect to the small perturbation parameter. The estimator is also robust with respect to the mesh anisotropy as long as the anisotropic mesh sufficiently reflects the anisotropy of the solution (which is almost always the case for sensible discretizations). Altogether, reliable and efficient \emph{a posteriori} error estimation is achieved for the finite volume method on anisotropic meshes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:18574 |
| Date | 31 August 2006 |
| Creators | Kunert, Gerd, Mghazli, Zoubida, Nicaise, Serge |
| Publisher | Technische Universität Chemnitz |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | doc-type:preprint, info:eu-repo/semantics/preprint, doc-type:Text |
| Source | Preprintreihe des Chemnitzer SFB 393, 03-16 |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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