A quasi-interpolation operator yielding fully computable error bounds

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Main Authors: Chaumont-Frelet, T., Vohralik, M.
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author Chaumont-Frelet, T.
Vohralik, M.
author_facet Chaumont-Frelet, T.
Vohralik, M.
contents We design a quasi-interpolation operator from the Sobolev space $H^1_0(Ω)$ to its finite-dimensional finite element subspace formed by piecewise polynomials on a simplicial mesh with a computable approximation constant. The operator 1) is defined on the entire $H^1_0(Ω)$, no additional regularity is needed; 2) allows for an arbitrary polynomial degree; 3) works in any space dimension; 4) is defined locally, in vertex patches of mesh elements; 5) yields optimal estimates for both the $H^1$ seminorm and the $L^2$ norm error; 6) gives a computable constant for both the $H^1$ seminorm and the $L^2$ norm error; 7) leads to the equivalence of global-best and local-best errors; 8) possesses the projection property. Its construction follows the so-called potential reconstruction from a posteriori error analysis. Numerical experiments illustrate that our quasi-interpolation operator systematically gives the correct convergence rates in both the $H^1$ seminorm and the $L^2$ norm and its certified overestimation factor is rather sharp and stable in all tested situations.
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spellingShingle A quasi-interpolation operator yielding fully computable error bounds
Chaumont-Frelet, T.
Vohralik, M.
Numerical Analysis
We design a quasi-interpolation operator from the Sobolev space $H^1_0(Ω)$ to its finite-dimensional finite element subspace formed by piecewise polynomials on a simplicial mesh with a computable approximation constant. The operator 1) is defined on the entire $H^1_0(Ω)$, no additional regularity is needed; 2) allows for an arbitrary polynomial degree; 3) works in any space dimension; 4) is defined locally, in vertex patches of mesh elements; 5) yields optimal estimates for both the $H^1$ seminorm and the $L^2$ norm error; 6) gives a computable constant for both the $H^1$ seminorm and the $L^2$ norm error; 7) leads to the equivalence of global-best and local-best errors; 8) possesses the projection property. Its construction follows the so-called potential reconstruction from a posteriori error analysis. Numerical experiments illustrate that our quasi-interpolation operator systematically gives the correct convergence rates in both the $H^1$ seminorm and the $L^2$ norm and its certified overestimation factor is rather sharp and stable in all tested situations.
title A quasi-interpolation operator yielding fully computable error bounds
topic Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11819