APSep 13, 2018
Suitable weak solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations constructed by a space-time numerical discretizationLuigi C. Berselli, Simone Fagioli, Stefano Spirito
We prove that weak solutions obtained as limits of certain numerical space-time discretizations are suitable in the sense of Scheffer and Caffarelli-Kohn-Nirenberg. More precisely, in the space-periodic setting, we consider a full discretization in which the theta-method is used to discretize the time variable, while in the space variables we consider appropriate families of finite elements. The main result is the validity of the so-called local energy inequality.
NAApr 15, 2015
Convergence Analysis for a Finite Element Approximation of a Steady Model for Electrorheological FluidsLuigi C. Berselli, Dominic Breit, Lars Diening
In this paper we study the finite element approximation of systems of $p(\cdot)$-Stokes type, where $p(\cdot)$ is a (non constant) given function of the space variables. We derive --in some cases optimal-- error estimates for finite element approximation of the velocity and of the pressure, in a suitable functional setting.