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Discrete ABP Estimate and Rates of Convergence for Linear Elliptic PDEs in Non-Divergence Form

Ricardo Nochetto
Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 15:00-16:00,
Building 101, Lecture Room D
Gaithersburg
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 13:00-14:00,
1-4058
Boulder

Abstract:

We design a two-scale finite element method (FEM) for linear elliptic PDEs in non-divergence form. Besides the meshsize, a second larger scale is dictated by an integro-differential approximation of the PDE. We show that the FEM satisfies the discrete maximum principle (DMP) provided that the mesh is weakly acute. Combining the DMP and weak operator consistency of the FEM, we establish convergence of the numerical solution to the viscosity solution of the PDE.

We develop a discrete Alexandroff-Bakelman-Pucci (ABP) estimate which is suitable for finite element analysis. Its proof relies on a geometric interpretation of the Alexandroff estimate and control of the measure of the sub-differential of piecewise linear functions in terms of jumps, and thus of the discrete PDE. The discrete ABP estimate leads to optimal rates of convergence for our finite element method under natural regularity assumptions on the solution and coefficient matrix.

This is joint work with W. Zhang.


Contact: W. F. Mitchell

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