A Simple Weak Galerkin Finite Element Method for the Reissner-Mindlin Plate Model on Non-Convex Polytopal Meshes
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| author | Wang, Chunmei Zhang, Shangyou |
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| contents | This paper presents a simple weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method for the Reissner-Mindlin plate model that partially eliminates the need for traditionally employed stabilizers. The proposed approach accommodates general, including non-convex, polytopal meshes, thereby offering greater geometric flexibility. It utilizes bubble functions without imposing the restrictive conditions required by existing stabilizer-free WG methods, which simplifies implementation and broadens applicability to a wide range of partial differential equations (PDEs). Moreover, the method allows for flexible choices of polynomial degrees in the discretization and can be applied in any spatial dimension. We establish optimal-order error estimates for the WG approximation in a discrete H^1 norm, and present numerical experiments that validate the theoretical results. |
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| spellingShingle | A Simple Weak Galerkin Finite Element Method for the Reissner-Mindlin Plate Model on Non-Convex Polytopal Meshes Wang, Chunmei Zhang, Shangyou Numerical Analysis 65N30, 65N15, 65N12, 65N20 This paper presents a simple weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method for the Reissner-Mindlin plate model that partially eliminates the need for traditionally employed stabilizers. The proposed approach accommodates general, including non-convex, polytopal meshes, thereby offering greater geometric flexibility. It utilizes bubble functions without imposing the restrictive conditions required by existing stabilizer-free WG methods, which simplifies implementation and broadens applicability to a wide range of partial differential equations (PDEs). Moreover, the method allows for flexible choices of polynomial degrees in the discretization and can be applied in any spatial dimension. We establish optimal-order error estimates for the WG approximation in a discrete H^1 norm, and present numerical experiments that validate the theoretical results. |
| title | A Simple Weak Galerkin Finite Element Method for the Reissner-Mindlin Plate Model on Non-Convex Polytopal Meshes |
| topic | Numerical Analysis 65N30, 65N15, 65N12, 65N20 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09688 |