Finite element approximation of the Hardy constant

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Main Authors: Della Pietra, Francesco, Fantuzzi, Giovanni, Ignat, Liviu I., Masiello, Alba Lia, Paoli, Gloria, Zuazua, Enrique
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author Della Pietra, Francesco
Fantuzzi, Giovanni
Ignat, Liviu I.
Masiello, Alba Lia
Paoli, Gloria
Zuazua, Enrique
author_facet Della Pietra, Francesco
Fantuzzi, Giovanni
Ignat, Liviu I.
Masiello, Alba Lia
Paoli, Gloria
Zuazua, Enrique
contents We consider finite element approximations to the optimal constant for the Hardy inequality with exponent $p=2$ in bounded domains of dimension $n=1$ or $n \geq 3$. For finite element spaces of piecewise linear and continuous functions on a mesh of size $h$, we prove that the approximate Hardy constant converges to the optimal Hardy constant at a rate proportional to $1/| \log h |^2$. This result holds in dimension $n=1$, in any dimension $n \geq 3$ if the domain is the unit ball and the finite element discretization exploits the rotational symmetry of the problem, and in dimension $n=3$ for general finite element discretizations of the unit ball. In the first two cases, our estimates show excellent quantitative agreement with values of the discrete Hardy constant obtained computationally.
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spellingShingle Finite element approximation of the Hardy constant
Della Pietra, Francesco
Fantuzzi, Giovanni
Ignat, Liviu I.
Masiello, Alba Lia
Paoli, Gloria
Zuazua, Enrique
Numerical Analysis
Analysis of PDEs
65N30, 46E35
We consider finite element approximations to the optimal constant for the Hardy inequality with exponent $p=2$ in bounded domains of dimension $n=1$ or $n \geq 3$. For finite element spaces of piecewise linear and continuous functions on a mesh of size $h$, we prove that the approximate Hardy constant converges to the optimal Hardy constant at a rate proportional to $1/| \log h |^2$. This result holds in dimension $n=1$, in any dimension $n \geq 3$ if the domain is the unit ball and the finite element discretization exploits the rotational symmetry of the problem, and in dimension $n=3$ for general finite element discretizations of the unit ball. In the first two cases, our estimates show excellent quantitative agreement with values of the discrete Hardy constant obtained computationally.
title Finite element approximation of the Hardy constant
topic Numerical Analysis
Analysis of PDEs
65N30, 46E35
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.01580