Convergence analysis of the dynamically regularized Lagrange multiplier method for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations

Abstract

This paper is concerned with temporal convergence analysis of the recently introduced Dynamically Regularized Lagrange Multiplier (DRLM) method for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. A key feature of the DRLM approach is the incorporation of the kinetic energy evolution through a quadratic dynamic equation involving a time-dependent Lagrange multiplier and a regularization parameter. We apply the backward Euler method with an explicit treatment of the nonlinear convection term and show the unique solvability of the resulting first-order DRLM scheme. Optimal error estimates for the velocity and pressure are established based on a uniform bound on the Lagrange multiplier and mathematical induction. Numerical results confirm the theoretical convergence rates and error bounds that decay with respect to the regularization parameter.