Numerical Analysis Seminar

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Speaker: Dietrich Braess, Ruhr University Bochum
Title: A Posteriori Error Estimates for Maxwell's Equations
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Place: Blocker 628

Abstract

Recently the equilibrated residual method has attracted the interest since it provides a posteriori estimates without a generic constant in the main term. It may be traced back to Prager and Synge and is found with different names. We apply the idea to edge elements that are appropriate for treating Maxwell's equations. The difference to the scalar case is substantial since different exact sequences are involved in the construction. In particular, terms wih respect to geometric objects of different dimension have to be equilibrated.

Last revised: 03/14/06 By: sgkim@math.tamu.edu