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Research paper thumbnail of Star-Based a Posteriori Error Estimates for Elliptic Problems

Journal of Scientific Computing, 2013

L'accès aux archives de la revue « RAIRO-Modélisation mathématique et analyse numérique » (http:/... more L'accès aux archives de la revue « RAIRO-Modélisation mathématique et analyse numérique » (http://www.esaim-m2an.org/) implique l'accord avec les conditions générales d'utilisation (http://www.numdam.org/legal.php). Toute utilisation commerciale ou impression systématique est constitutive d'une infraction pénale. Toute copie ou impression de ce fichier doit contenir la présente mention de copyright. Article numérisé dans le cadre du programme Numérisation de documents anciens mathématiques http://www.numdam.org/

Research paper thumbnail of Symposium on Anisotropic Mesh Generation: Theory and Practical Aspects

Research paper thumbnail of Edge-based a Posteriori Error Estimators for Generating Quasi-optimal Simplicial Meshes

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena, 2010

We present a new method for generating a d-dimensional simplicial mesh that minimizes the L p-nor... more We present a new method for generating a d-dimensional simplicial mesh that minimizes the L p-norm, p > 0, of the interpolation error or its gradient. The method uses edge-based error estimates to build a tensor metric. We describe and analyze the basic steps of our method.

Research paper thumbnail of Advanced Numerical Methods in Mesh Generation and Mesh Adaptation

Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology, 2010

Numerical solution of partial differential equations requires appropriate meshes, efficient solve... more Numerical solution of partial differential equations requires appropriate meshes, efficient solvers and robust and reliable error estimates. Generation of high-quality meshes for complex engineering models is a non-trivial task. This task is made more difficult when the mesh has to be adapted to a problem solution. This article is focused on a synergistic approach to the mesh generation and mesh

Research paper thumbnail of Anisotropic Mesh Adaptation for Solution of Finite Element Problems Using Hierarchical Edge-Based Error Estimates

Proceedings of the 18th International Meshing Roundtable, 2009

ABSTRACT We present a new technology for generating meshes minimizing the interpolation and discr... more ABSTRACT We present a new technology for generating meshes minimizing the interpolation and discretization errors or their gradients. The key element of this methodology is construction of a space metric from edge-based error estimates. For a mesh with N h triangles, the error is proportional to Nh-1N_h^{-1} and the gradient of error is proportional to Nh-1/2N_h^{-1/2} which are the optimal asymptotics. The methodology is verified with numerical experiments.

Research paper thumbnail of Generation of Quasi-Optimal Meshes Based on a Posteriori Error Estimates

Proceedings of the 16th International Meshing Roundtable, 2008

We study methods for recovering tensor metrics from given error estimates and properties of meshe... more We study methods for recovering tensor metrics from given error estimates and properties of meshes which are quasi-uniform in these metrics. We derive optimal upper and lower bounds for the global error on these meshes. We demonstrate with numerical experiments that the edge-based error estimates are preferable for recovering anisotropic metrics than the conventional element-based errors estimates.

Research paper thumbnail of Une formulation de décomposition de domaines spatio-temporelle pour les équations hyperboliques

Research paper thumbnail of Domain space-time decomposition method for hyperbolic equations

Research paper thumbnail of Robust hierarchical a posteriori error estimators for stabilized convection-diffusion problems

Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, 2012

ABSTRACT We construct a hierarchical a posteriori error estimator for a stabilized finite element... more ABSTRACT We construct a hierarchical a posteriori error estimator for a stabilized finite element discretization of convection‐diffusion equations with height Péclet number. The error estimator is derived without the saturation assumption and without any comparison with the classical residual estimator. Besides, it is robust, such that the equivalence between the norm of the exact error and the error estimator is independent of the meshsize or the diffusivity parameter. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Families of meshes minimizing P 1 interpolation error for functions with indefinite Hessian

Russian Journal of Numerical Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, 2000

... Then, solution to the minimization problem (5) is MO ≡ YT o Yo = 1 √ μ2 − λ2 YT [ μ −λ −λ μ ]... more ... Then, solution to the minimization problem (5) is MO ≡ YT o Yo = 1 √ μ2 − λ2 YT [ μ −λ −λ μ ] Y, (6) where μ = 3 ∑ k=1 (Yek, Yek), λ = 3 ∑ k=1 (RYek, Yek), (7) R = [ 0 1 1 0 ] . Proof. Using Lemma 1, we obtain the following representation of matrix ˜Y T ˜Y: ...

Research paper thumbnail of Estimateur d'erreur a posteriori hi�rarchique. Application aux �l�ments finis mixtes

Numerische Mathematik, 1998

We propose a generalisation of the hierarchical a posteriori error estimator of Bank-Weiser to mi... more We propose a generalisation of the hierarchical a posteriori error estimator of Bank-Weiser to mixed formulations, in the cases of conforming and non conforming approximations, with or without numerical integration. We present as examples of application: the Dirichlet problem for the Laplace operator, in mixed dual formulation, with and without numerical integration. Résumé. On propose une généralisation de l'estimateur a posteriori hiérarchique de Bank-Weiser aux formulation mixtes, dans le cas d'approximations conformes et non conformes, avec ou sans intégration numérique. On présente comme exemples d'application: la formulation mixte duale du problème de Dirichlet pour le Laplacien, avec et sans intégration numérique.

Research paper thumbnail of Some remarks about the hierarchicala posteriori error estimate

Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, 2004

Page 1. Some Remarks about the Hierarchical A Posteriori Error Estimate B. Achchab,1 S. Achchab,2... more Page 1. Some Remarks about the Hierarchical A Posteriori Error Estimate B. Achchab,1 S. Achchab,2 A. Agouzal3 1Universite´ Hassan 1er, Faculte´ des sciences e´conomiques, BP 784 Settat, Morocco 2LERMA, Ecole Mohammadia d'Inge´nieurs, Avenue Ibn Sina. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Quasi-Optimal Triangulations for Gradient Nonconforming Interpolates of Piecewise Regular Functions

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena, 2010

Anisotropic adaptive methods based on a metric related to the Hessian of the solution are conside... more Anisotropic adaptive methods based on a metric related to the Hessian of the solution are considered. We propose a metric targeted to the minimization of interpolation error gradient for a nonconforming linear finite element approximation of a given piecewise regular function on a polyhedral domain Ω of IR d , d ≥ 2. We also present an algorithm generating a sequence of asymptotically quasi-optimal meshes relative to such a nonconforming discretization and give numerical asymptotic behavior of the error reduction produced by the generated mesh.

Research paper thumbnail of A Posteriori Error Estimates on Stars for Convection Diffusion Problem

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena, 2010

In this paper, a new a posteriori error estimator for nonconforming convection diffusion approxim... more In this paper, a new a posteriori error estimator for nonconforming convection diffusion approximation problem, which relies on the small discrete problems solution in stars, has been established. It is equivalent to the energy error up to data oscillation without any saturation assumption nor comparison with residual estimator.

Research paper thumbnail of Numerical analysis of reaction front propagation model under Boussinesq approximation

Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, 2003

This paper deals with numerical analysis of system coupling Navier-Stokes equations with two nonl... more This paper deals with numerical analysis of system coupling Navier-Stokes equations with two nonlinear reaction-di usion equations. This system modelize a propagation of reaction front at the case of polymerization. A ÿnite elements approximation is presented, the existence and uniqueness are established. Optimal error estimates are given. Copyright ? 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Research paper thumbnail of Explicit error bounds for an adaptive finite volume scheme

Journal of Numerical Mathematics, 2000

A new technique for the implementation of cell-centered finite volume schemes is proposed. It is ... more A new technique for the implementation of cell-centered finite volume schemes is proposed. It is based on an equivalence between these schemes and the non-conforming Crouzeix-Raviart finite element approximation. Though the implementation somewhat increases the number of unknowns, it brings two significant advantages that make it attractive. On the one hand the resulting formulation is well-defined on general unstructured meshes, with no restriction on (or ad-hoc treatment of) obtuse angles. On the other hand, it automatically provides a very effective, asymptotically exact, error estimator. An adaptive finite volume method, based on this estimator, is proposed and tested. It turns out to be remarkable for its exactness, even in coarse meshes.

Research paper thumbnail of On a discrete Hessian recovery for P 1 finite elements

Journal of Numerical Mathematics, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Space–Time Domain Decomposition Methods for Scalar Conservation Law

Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, 1997

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of Interpolation estimate for a finite-element space with embedded discontinuities

IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis, 2012

We consider a recently proposed finite-element space that consists of piecewise affine functions ... more We consider a recently proposed finite-element space that consists of piecewise affine functions with discontinuities across a smooth given interface Γ (a curve in two dimensions, a surface in three dimensions). Contrary to existing extended finite element methodologies, the space is a variant of the standard conforming P 1 space that can be implemented element by element. Further, it neither introduces new unknowns nor deteriorates the sparsity structure. It is proved that, for u arbitrary in W 1, p (Ω \ Γ) ∩ W 2,s (Ω \ Γ), the interpolant I h u defined by this new space satisfies u − I h u L q (Ω) C h 1+ 1 q − 1 p |u| W 1, p (Ω\Γ) + h 2 |u| W 2,s (Ω\Γ) , where h is the mesh size, Ω ⊂ R d is the domain, p > d, p q, s q and standard notation has been adopted for the function spaces. This result proves the good approximation properties of the finiteelement space as compared to any space consisting of functions that are continuous across Γ , which would yield an error in the L q (Ω)-norm of order h 1 q − 1 p. These properties make this space especially attractive for approximating the pressure in problems with surface tension or other immersed interfaces that lead to discontinuities in the pressure field. Furthermore, the result still holds for interfaces that end within the domain, as happens for example in cracked domains.

Research paper thumbnail of 3D domain decomposition method coupling conforming and nonconforming finite elements

ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis, 1999

L'accès aux archives de la revue « ESAIM: Modélisation mathématique et analyse numérique » (http:... more L'accès aux archives de la revue « ESAIM: Modélisation mathématique et analyse numérique » (http://www.esaim-m2an.org/) implique l'accord avec les conditions générales d'utilisation (http://www.numdam.org/conditions). Toute utilisation commerciale ou impression systématique est constitutive d'une infraction pénale. Toute copie ou impression de ce fichier doit contenir la présente mention de copyright. Article numérisé dans le cadre du programme Numérisation de documents anciens mathématiques http://www.numdam.org/ Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis

Research paper thumbnail of Star-Based a Posteriori Error Estimates for Elliptic Problems

Journal of Scientific Computing, 2013

L'accès aux archives de la revue « RAIRO-Modélisation mathématique et analyse numérique » (http:/... more L'accès aux archives de la revue « RAIRO-Modélisation mathématique et analyse numérique » (http://www.esaim-m2an.org/) implique l'accord avec les conditions générales d'utilisation (http://www.numdam.org/legal.php). Toute utilisation commerciale ou impression systématique est constitutive d'une infraction pénale. Toute copie ou impression de ce fichier doit contenir la présente mention de copyright. Article numérisé dans le cadre du programme Numérisation de documents anciens mathématiques http://www.numdam.org/

Research paper thumbnail of Symposium on Anisotropic Mesh Generation: Theory and Practical Aspects

Research paper thumbnail of Edge-based a Posteriori Error Estimators for Generating Quasi-optimal Simplicial Meshes

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena, 2010

We present a new method for generating a d-dimensional simplicial mesh that minimizes the L p-nor... more We present a new method for generating a d-dimensional simplicial mesh that minimizes the L p-norm, p > 0, of the interpolation error or its gradient. The method uses edge-based error estimates to build a tensor metric. We describe and analyze the basic steps of our method.

Research paper thumbnail of Advanced Numerical Methods in Mesh Generation and Mesh Adaptation

Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology, 2010

Numerical solution of partial differential equations requires appropriate meshes, efficient solve... more Numerical solution of partial differential equations requires appropriate meshes, efficient solvers and robust and reliable error estimates. Generation of high-quality meshes for complex engineering models is a non-trivial task. This task is made more difficult when the mesh has to be adapted to a problem solution. This article is focused on a synergistic approach to the mesh generation and mesh

Research paper thumbnail of Anisotropic Mesh Adaptation for Solution of Finite Element Problems Using Hierarchical Edge-Based Error Estimates

Proceedings of the 18th International Meshing Roundtable, 2009

ABSTRACT We present a new technology for generating meshes minimizing the interpolation and discr... more ABSTRACT We present a new technology for generating meshes minimizing the interpolation and discretization errors or their gradients. The key element of this methodology is construction of a space metric from edge-based error estimates. For a mesh with N h triangles, the error is proportional to Nh-1N_h^{-1} and the gradient of error is proportional to Nh-1/2N_h^{-1/2} which are the optimal asymptotics. The methodology is verified with numerical experiments.

Research paper thumbnail of Generation of Quasi-Optimal Meshes Based on a Posteriori Error Estimates

Proceedings of the 16th International Meshing Roundtable, 2008

We study methods for recovering tensor metrics from given error estimates and properties of meshe... more We study methods for recovering tensor metrics from given error estimates and properties of meshes which are quasi-uniform in these metrics. We derive optimal upper and lower bounds for the global error on these meshes. We demonstrate with numerical experiments that the edge-based error estimates are preferable for recovering anisotropic metrics than the conventional element-based errors estimates.

Research paper thumbnail of Une formulation de décomposition de domaines spatio-temporelle pour les équations hyperboliques

Research paper thumbnail of Domain space-time decomposition method for hyperbolic equations

Research paper thumbnail of Robust hierarchical a posteriori error estimators for stabilized convection-diffusion problems

Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, 2012

ABSTRACT We construct a hierarchical a posteriori error estimator for a stabilized finite element... more ABSTRACT We construct a hierarchical a posteriori error estimator for a stabilized finite element discretization of convection‐diffusion equations with height Péclet number. The error estimator is derived without the saturation assumption and without any comparison with the classical residual estimator. Besides, it is robust, such that the equivalence between the norm of the exact error and the error estimator is independent of the meshsize or the diffusivity parameter. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Families of meshes minimizing P 1 interpolation error for functions with indefinite Hessian

Russian Journal of Numerical Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, 2000

... Then, solution to the minimization problem (5) is MO ≡ YT o Yo = 1 √ μ2 − λ2 YT [ μ −λ −λ μ ]... more ... Then, solution to the minimization problem (5) is MO ≡ YT o Yo = 1 √ μ2 − λ2 YT [ μ −λ −λ μ ] Y, (6) where μ = 3 ∑ k=1 (Yek, Yek), λ = 3 ∑ k=1 (RYek, Yek), (7) R = [ 0 1 1 0 ] . Proof. Using Lemma 1, we obtain the following representation of matrix ˜Y T ˜Y: ...

Research paper thumbnail of Estimateur d'erreur a posteriori hi�rarchique. Application aux �l�ments finis mixtes

Numerische Mathematik, 1998

We propose a generalisation of the hierarchical a posteriori error estimator of Bank-Weiser to mi... more We propose a generalisation of the hierarchical a posteriori error estimator of Bank-Weiser to mixed formulations, in the cases of conforming and non conforming approximations, with or without numerical integration. We present as examples of application: the Dirichlet problem for the Laplace operator, in mixed dual formulation, with and without numerical integration. Résumé. On propose une généralisation de l'estimateur a posteriori hiérarchique de Bank-Weiser aux formulation mixtes, dans le cas d'approximations conformes et non conformes, avec ou sans intégration numérique. On présente comme exemples d'application: la formulation mixte duale du problème de Dirichlet pour le Laplacien, avec et sans intégration numérique.

Research paper thumbnail of Some remarks about the hierarchicala posteriori error estimate

Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, 2004

Page 1. Some Remarks about the Hierarchical A Posteriori Error Estimate B. Achchab,1 S. Achchab,2... more Page 1. Some Remarks about the Hierarchical A Posteriori Error Estimate B. Achchab,1 S. Achchab,2 A. Agouzal3 1Universite´ Hassan 1er, Faculte´ des sciences e´conomiques, BP 784 Settat, Morocco 2LERMA, Ecole Mohammadia d'Inge´nieurs, Avenue Ibn Sina. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Quasi-Optimal Triangulations for Gradient Nonconforming Interpolates of Piecewise Regular Functions

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena, 2010

Anisotropic adaptive methods based on a metric related to the Hessian of the solution are conside... more Anisotropic adaptive methods based on a metric related to the Hessian of the solution are considered. We propose a metric targeted to the minimization of interpolation error gradient for a nonconforming linear finite element approximation of a given piecewise regular function on a polyhedral domain Ω of IR d , d ≥ 2. We also present an algorithm generating a sequence of asymptotically quasi-optimal meshes relative to such a nonconforming discretization and give numerical asymptotic behavior of the error reduction produced by the generated mesh.

Research paper thumbnail of A Posteriori Error Estimates on Stars for Convection Diffusion Problem

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena, 2010

In this paper, a new a posteriori error estimator for nonconforming convection diffusion approxim... more In this paper, a new a posteriori error estimator for nonconforming convection diffusion approximation problem, which relies on the small discrete problems solution in stars, has been established. It is equivalent to the energy error up to data oscillation without any saturation assumption nor comparison with residual estimator.

Research paper thumbnail of Numerical analysis of reaction front propagation model under Boussinesq approximation

Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, 2003

This paper deals with numerical analysis of system coupling Navier-Stokes equations with two nonl... more This paper deals with numerical analysis of system coupling Navier-Stokes equations with two nonlinear reaction-di usion equations. This system modelize a propagation of reaction front at the case of polymerization. A ÿnite elements approximation is presented, the existence and uniqueness are established. Optimal error estimates are given. Copyright ? 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Research paper thumbnail of Explicit error bounds for an adaptive finite volume scheme

Journal of Numerical Mathematics, 2000

A new technique for the implementation of cell-centered finite volume schemes is proposed. It is ... more A new technique for the implementation of cell-centered finite volume schemes is proposed. It is based on an equivalence between these schemes and the non-conforming Crouzeix-Raviart finite element approximation. Though the implementation somewhat increases the number of unknowns, it brings two significant advantages that make it attractive. On the one hand the resulting formulation is well-defined on general unstructured meshes, with no restriction on (or ad-hoc treatment of) obtuse angles. On the other hand, it automatically provides a very effective, asymptotically exact, error estimator. An adaptive finite volume method, based on this estimator, is proposed and tested. It turns out to be remarkable for its exactness, even in coarse meshes.

Research paper thumbnail of On a discrete Hessian recovery for P 1 finite elements

Journal of Numerical Mathematics, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Space–Time Domain Decomposition Methods for Scalar Conservation Law

Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, 1997

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of Interpolation estimate for a finite-element space with embedded discontinuities

IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis, 2012

We consider a recently proposed finite-element space that consists of piecewise affine functions ... more We consider a recently proposed finite-element space that consists of piecewise affine functions with discontinuities across a smooth given interface Γ (a curve in two dimensions, a surface in three dimensions). Contrary to existing extended finite element methodologies, the space is a variant of the standard conforming P 1 space that can be implemented element by element. Further, it neither introduces new unknowns nor deteriorates the sparsity structure. It is proved that, for u arbitrary in W 1, p (Ω \ Γ) ∩ W 2,s (Ω \ Γ), the interpolant I h u defined by this new space satisfies u − I h u L q (Ω) C h 1+ 1 q − 1 p |u| W 1, p (Ω\Γ) + h 2 |u| W 2,s (Ω\Γ) , where h is the mesh size, Ω ⊂ R d is the domain, p > d, p q, s q and standard notation has been adopted for the function spaces. This result proves the good approximation properties of the finiteelement space as compared to any space consisting of functions that are continuous across Γ , which would yield an error in the L q (Ω)-norm of order h 1 q − 1 p. These properties make this space especially attractive for approximating the pressure in problems with surface tension or other immersed interfaces that lead to discontinuities in the pressure field. Furthermore, the result still holds for interfaces that end within the domain, as happens for example in cracked domains.

Research paper thumbnail of 3D domain decomposition method coupling conforming and nonconforming finite elements

ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis, 1999

L'accès aux archives de la revue « ESAIM: Modélisation mathématique et analyse numérique » (http:... more L'accès aux archives de la revue « ESAIM: Modélisation mathématique et analyse numérique » (http://www.esaim-m2an.org/) implique l'accord avec les conditions générales d'utilisation (http://www.numdam.org/conditions). Toute utilisation commerciale ou impression systématique est constitutive d'une infraction pénale. Toute copie ou impression de ce fichier doit contenir la présente mention de copyright. Article numérisé dans le cadre du programme Numérisation de documents anciens mathématiques http://www.numdam.org/ Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis