Abstract

A family of implicit-in-time mixed finite element schemes is presented for the numerical approximation of the acoustic wave equation. The mixed space discretization is based on the displacement form of the wave equation and the time-stepping method employs a three-level one-parameter scheme. A rigorous stability analysis is presented based on energy estimation and sharp stability results are obtained. A convergence analysis is carried out and optimal a priorierror estimates for both displacement and pressure are derived.

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Publication details

DOI
10.24200/squjs.vol20iss2pp31-41
Journal
Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 20(2), 31
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University
Open access
Gold open access
License
CC BY 4.0

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APA 7

Karaa, S. (2015). A Priori Error Estimates for Mixed Finite Element Schemes for the Wave Equation. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 20(2), 31. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol20iss2pp31-41

MLA 9

Karaa, Samir. "A Priori Error Estimates for Mixed Finite Element Schemes for the Wave Equation." Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, vol. 20, no. 2, 2015, pp. 31. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol20iss2pp31-41.

Chicago (author–date)

Karaa, Samir. 2015. "A Priori Error Estimates for Mixed Finite Element Schemes for the Wave Equation." Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science 20 (2): 31. https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol20iss2pp31-41.

Harvard

Karaa, S. (2015) 'A Priori Error Estimates for Mixed Finite Element Schemes for the Wave Equation', Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, 20(2), pp. 31. doi:10.24200/squjs.vol20iss2pp31-41.

Vancouver

Karaa S. A Priori Error Estimates for Mixed Finite Element Schemes for the Wave Equation. Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science. 2015;20(2):31. doi:10.24200/squjs.vol20iss2pp31-41

IEEE

S. Karaa, "A Priori Error Estimates for Mixed Finite Element Schemes for the Wave Equation," Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 31, 2015, doi: 10.24200/squjs.vol20iss2pp31-41.