Generalized Prager-Synge identity and robust equilibrated error estimators for discontinuous elements

[摘要] The well-known Prager-Synge identity is valid in H1(S2) and serves as a foundation for developing equilibrated a posteriori error estimators for continuous elements. In this paper, we introduce a new identity, that may be regarded as a generalization of the Prager-Synge identity, to be valid for piecewise H1(S2) functions for diffusion problems. For nonconforming finite element approximation of arbitrary odd order, we improve the current methods by proposing a fully explicit approach that recovers an equilibrated flux in H(div; empty set) through a local element-wise scheme. The local efficiency for the recovered flux is robust with respect to the diffusion coefficient jump regardless of its distribution. For discontinuous elements, we note that the typical approach of recovering a H1 function for the nonconforming error can be proved robust only under some restrictive assumptions. To promote the unconditional robustness of the error estimator with respect to the diffusion coefficient jump, we propose to recover a gradient in H(curl; Omega) space through a simple explicit averaging technique over facets. Our resulting error estimator is proved to be globally reliable and locally efficient regardless of the coefficient distribution. Nevertheless, the reliability constant is no longer to be 1. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

[发布日期] 2021-12-15

[关键词] Generalized Prager-Synge Identity;A Posteriori Error Estimation;Nonconforming Finite Element Method;Equilibrate flux recovery;Adaptive Mesh Refinement;Interface problems