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A posteriori error estimation and adaptive solution of elliptic variational inequalities of the second kind
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A posteriori error estimation and adaptive solution of elliptic variational inequalities of the second kind

Viorel Bostan, Weimin Han and B.D Reddy
Applied numerical mathematics, Vol.52(1), pp.13-38
2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnum.2004.06.012

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Abstract

In this paper, we perform an a posteriori error analysis for adaptive finite element solutions of elliptic variational inequalities of the second kind. A general framework for a posteriori error estimates is established by using duality theory in convex analysis. We then turn to an analysis of some particular a posteriori error estimates of residual type. Efficiency of the error estimators are investigated. Numerous numerical examples are included to illustrate the effectiveness of the a posteriori error estimates in adaptive solutions of the variational inequalities.
Adaptive finite element solution Duality A posteriori error estimation Efficiency Elliptic variational inequality

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