Acta mathematica scientia,Series A ›› 2017, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5): 962-975.

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A Two-Grid Finite Volume Element Approximation for One-Dimensional Nonlinear Parabolic Equations

Chen Chuanjun1, Zhang Xiaoyan1, Zhao Xin2   

  1. 1. School of Mathematics and Information Sciences, Yantai University, Shandong Yantai 264005;
    2. School of Mathematics and Computational Science, Xiangtan University, Hunan Xiangtan 411105
  • Received:2016-06-19 Revised:2017-01-17 Online:2017-10-26 Published:2017-10-26
  • Supported by:
    Supported by NSFC (11571297), Shandong Province Natural Science Foundation (ZR2014AM003) and Graduate Innovation Foundation of Yantai University

Abstract: In this paper, a two-grid finite volume element approximation for one-dimensional nonlinear parabolic equations is derived and studied. We develop a finite volume element approximation for one-dimensional nonlinear parabolic equations and study its existence and error analysis. Optimal error estimates in the L2-norm and H1-norm are proved. We study the two-grid method based on the finite volume element method and optimal error estimate in the H1-norm is proved. It is shown that we can achieve asymptotically optimal approximation when the size of grids satisfies h=O(H2). Numerical examples are presented to verify the theoretical results.

Key words: Finite volume element method, Two-grid, Nonlinear, Parabolic equation, Error estimate

CLC Number: 

  • O241.82
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