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Space time stabilized finite element methods for a unique continuation problem subject to the wave equation

Burman, E; Feizmohammadi, A; Muench, A; Oksanen, L; (2021) Space time stabilized finite element methods for a unique continuation problem subject to the wave equation. ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis , 55 S969-S991. 10.1051/m2an/2020062. Green open access

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Abstract

We consider a stabilized finite element method based on a spacetime formulation, where the equations are solved on a global (unstructured) spacetime mesh. A unique continuation problem for the wave equation is considered, where a noisy data is known in an interior subset of spacetime. For this problem, we consider a primal-dual discrete formulation of the continuum problem with the addition of stabilization terms that are designed with the goal of minimizing the numerical errors. We prove error estimates using the stability properties of the numerical scheme and a continuum observability estimate, based on the sharp geometric control condition by Bardos, Lebeau and Rauch. The order of convergence for our numerical scheme is optimal with respect to stability properties of the continuum problem and the approximation order of the finite element residual. Numerical examples are provided that illustrate the methodology.

Type: Article
Title: Space time stabilized finite element methods for a unique continuation problem subject to the wave equation
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1051/m2an/2020062
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1051/m2an/2020062
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Unique continuation, data assimilation, wave equation, finite element method, geometric control, condition, observability estimate
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Mathematics
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10127337
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