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A cell-centred finite volume approximation for second order partial derivative operators with full matrix on unstructured meshes in any space dimension

Robert Eymard, Thierry Gallouët, Raphaèle Herbin

math.NAarXiv:math/0505109

Abstract

Finite volume methods for problems involving second order operators with full diffusion matrix can be used thanks to the definition of a discrete gradient for piecewise constant functions on unstructured meshes satisfying an orthogonality condition. This discrete gradient is shown to satisfy a strong convergence property on the interpolation of regular functions, and a weak one on functions bounded for a discrete H1 norm. To highlight the importance of both properties, the convergence of the finite volume scheme on a homogeneous Dirichlet problem with full diffusion matrix is proven, and an error estimate is provided. Numerical tests show the actual accuracy of the method.

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