Preconditioning a class of fourth order problems by operator splitting

Bänsch E, Morin P, Nochetto R (2011)


Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2011

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Publisher: Springer Verlag (Germany)

Book Volume: 118

Pages Range: 197-228

Journal Issue: 2

DOI: 10.1007/s00211-010-0333-4

Abstract

We develop preconditioners for systems arising from finite element discretizations of parabolic problems which are fourth order in space. We consider boundary conditions which yield a natural splitting of the discretized fourth order operator into two (discrete) linear second order elliptic operators, and exploit this property in designing the preconditioners. The underlying idea is that efficient methods and software to solve second order problems with optimal computational effort are widely available. We propose symmetric and non-symmetric preconditioners, along with theory and numerical experiments. They both document crucial properties of the preconditioners as well as their practical performance. It is important to note that we neither need H s -regularity, s > 1, of the continuous problem nor quasi-uniform grids.

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APA:

Bänsch, E., Morin, P., & Nochetto, R. (2011). Preconditioning a class of fourth order problems by operator splitting. Numerische Mathematik, 118(2), 197-228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00211-010-0333-4

MLA:

Bänsch, Eberhard, Pedro Morin, and Ricardo Nochetto. "Preconditioning a class of fourth order problems by operator splitting." Numerische Mathematik 118.2 (2011): 197-228.

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