A variational approach to the analysis of the continuous space-time FEM for the wave equation

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contents We present a stability and convergence analysis of the space-time continuous finite element method for the Hamiltonian formulation of the wave equation. More precisely, we prove a continuous dependence of the discrete solution on the data in a $C^0([0, T]; X)$-type energy norm, which does not require any restriction on the meshsize or the time steps. Such stability estimates are then used to derive a priori error estimates with quasi-optimal convergence rates, where a suitable treatment of possible nonhomogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions is pivotal to avoid loss of accuracy. Moreover, based on the properties of a postprocessed approximation, we derive a constant-free, reliable a posteriori error estimate in the $C^0([0, T]; L^2(Ω))$ norm for the semidiscrete-in-time formulation. Several numerical experiments are presented to validate our theoretical findings.
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spellingShingle A variational approach to the analysis of the continuous space-time FEM for the wave equation
Gómez, Sergio
Numerical Analysis
65M60, 65M12, 35L04
We present a stability and convergence analysis of the space-time continuous finite element method for the Hamiltonian formulation of the wave equation. More precisely, we prove a continuous dependence of the discrete solution on the data in a $C^0([0, T]; X)$-type energy norm, which does not require any restriction on the meshsize or the time steps. Such stability estimates are then used to derive a priori error estimates with quasi-optimal convergence rates, where a suitable treatment of possible nonhomogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions is pivotal to avoid loss of accuracy. Moreover, based on the properties of a postprocessed approximation, we derive a constant-free, reliable a posteriori error estimate in the $C^0([0, T]; L^2(Ω))$ norm for the semidiscrete-in-time formulation. Several numerical experiments are presented to validate our theoretical findings.
title A variational approach to the analysis of the continuous space-time FEM for the wave equation
topic Numerical Analysis
65M60, 65M12, 35L04
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.11494