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A posteriori error estimation for a finite volume discretization on anisotropic meshes

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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:18574
Date31 August 2006
CreatorsKunert, Gerd, Mghazli, Zoubida, Nicaise, Serge
PublisherTechnische Universität Chemnitz
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typedoc-type:preprint, info:eu-repo/semantics/preprint, doc-type:Text
SourcePreprintreihe des Chemnitzer SFB 393, 03-16
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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