A TraceFEM $C^0$ Interior Penalty Method for the Surface Biharmonic Equation

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Main Authors: Neilan, Michael, Wan, Hongzhi
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author Neilan, Michael
Wan, Hongzhi
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Wan, Hongzhi
contents We construct and analyze a TraceFEM discretization for the surface biharmonic problem. The method utilizes standard quadratic Lagrange finite element spaces defined on a three-dimensional background mesh and a symmetric $C^0$ interior penalty formulation posed on a second-order polyhedral approximation of the surface. Stability is achieved through a combination of surface edge penalties and bulk-facet penalization of gradient and Hessian jumps. We prove optimal first-order convergence in a discrete $H^2$ norm and quadratic convergence in the $L^2$ norm.
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spellingShingle A TraceFEM $C^0$ Interior Penalty Method for the Surface Biharmonic Equation
Neilan, Michael
Wan, Hongzhi
Numerical Analysis
65N30
We construct and analyze a TraceFEM discretization for the surface biharmonic problem. The method utilizes standard quadratic Lagrange finite element spaces defined on a three-dimensional background mesh and a symmetric $C^0$ interior penalty formulation posed on a second-order polyhedral approximation of the surface. Stability is achieved through a combination of surface edge penalties and bulk-facet penalization of gradient and Hessian jumps. We prove optimal first-order convergence in a discrete $H^2$ norm and quadratic convergence in the $L^2$ norm.
title A TraceFEM $C^0$ Interior Penalty Method for the Surface Biharmonic Equation
topic Numerical Analysis
65N30
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.18949