Pure Theories
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Subspace Correction
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X-Z identity
| Xu-Zikatanov (2002), published in the Journal of
American Mathematical Society (JAMS) (a top journal
in all areas of pure and applied mathematics), made
substantial progress in regard to the theory of the
subspace correction method and obtained the
sharpest possible estimate for the convergence
of the subspace correction method. Most of the
existing estimates (which have been studied in
hundreds of papers) can be easily derived from
this identity. Consider the linear system $A u = f$. Let operator $B$ be defined by the Sucessive Subspace Correction (SSC) method. Then, the following X-Z identity holds when each subspace problem is solved exactly: $$ \| I - BA \|^{2}_{A} = 1 - \frac{1}{1+c_{0}}, $$ where $c_0 = \sup_{\|v\|_A = 1} \inf_{\sum v_i = v} \sum_{i=0}^{J} \| P_i \sum_{j>i} v_j \|_{A_i}^2$. |
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Removal of “1”
| Xu-Zikatanov (2003) made a key observation on abstract
error estimates for Galerkin approximations
based on Babuska-Brezzi conditions. A
basic error estimate $$ \| u - u_h \|_{U} \le (1 + C) \inf_{w_h} \| u - w_h \|_{U} $$ is sharpened by means of an identity whereby $\| P \| = \| I - P \|$ for any nontrivial idempotent operator $P$. The constant “1” is removed in general, i.e., $$ \| u - u_h \|_{U} \le C \inf_{w_h} \| u - w_h \|_{U}. $$ |
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Wang-Xu Elements for High-order PDEs in High Dimensions
| Wang-Xu
(2007, 2011) gives the only
canonical and universal construction of a class
of convergent finite element spaces for any order
of elliptic and parabolic equations in any
spatial-dimensions. This method allows
piecewise polynomials of the lowest-order degree
to be used in constructing convergent, stable,
and practical finite element discretization
methods for higher-order partial differential
equations, including those that occur in
magnetohydrodynamics modeled in plasma physics
and shell and plate models in structural
mechanics. |
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