Generalized finite element method for second-order elliptic operators with Dirichlet boundary conditions

  • Authors:
  • Ivo Babuška;Victor Nistor;Nicolae Tarfulea

  • Affiliations:
  • Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0027, USA;Mathematics Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;Department of Mathematics, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN 46323, USA

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

We introduce a method for approximating essential boundary conditions-conditions of Dirichlet type-within the generalized finite element method (GFEM) framework. Our results apply to general elliptic boundary value problems of the form -@?"i","j"="1^n(a^i^ju"x"""i)"x"""j+@?"i"="1^nb^iu"x"""i+cu=f in @W, u=0 on @?@W, where @W is a smooth bounded domain. As test-trial spaces, we consider sequences of GFEM spaces, {S"@m}"@m"="1, which are nonconforming (that is S"@m@?H"0^1(@W)). We assume that @?v@?"L"^"2"("@?"@W")=