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A STABILIZED EQUAL-ORDER FINITE VOLUME METHOD FOR THE STOKES EQUATIONS

We construct a new stabilized finite volume method on rectangular grids for the Stokes equations. The lowest equal-order conforming finite element pair (piecewise bilinear veloc- ities and pressures) and piecewise constant test spaces for both the velocity and pressure are employed in this method. W...

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Published in:Journal of computational mathematics 2012-11, Vol.30 (6), p.615-628
Main Authors: Tian, Wanfu, Song, Liqiu, Li, Yonghai
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Language:English
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Summary:We construct a new stabilized finite volume method on rectangular grids for the Stokes equations. The lowest equal-order conforming finite element pair (piecewise bilinear veloc- ities and pressures) and piecewise constant test spaces for both the velocity and pressure are employed in this method. We show the stability of this method and prove first optimal rate of convergence for the velocity in the H1 norm and the pressure in the L2 norm. In addition, a second order optimal error estimate for the velocity in the L2 norm is derived. Numerical experiments illustrating the theoretical results are included.
ISSN:0254-9409
1991-7139
DOI:10.4208/jcm.1206-m3843