
arXiv: 2205.12023
We study cut finite element discretizations of a Darcy interface problem based on the mixed finite element pairs $\textbf{RT}_k\times Q_k$, $k\geq 0$. Here $Q_k$ is the space of discontinuous polynomial functions of degree less or equal to $k$ and $\textbf{RT}$ is the Raviart-Thomas space. We show that the standard ghost penalty stabilization, often added in the weak forms of cut finite element methods for stability and control of the condition number of the linear system matrix, destroys the divergence-free property of the considered element pairs. Therefore, we propose new stabilization terms for the pressure and show that we recover the optimal approximation of the divergence without losing control of the condition number of the linear system matrix. We prove that the method with the new stabilization term has pointwise divergence-free approximations of solenoidal velocity fields. We derive a priori error estimates for the proposed unfitted finite element discretization based on $\textbf{RT}_k\times Q_k$, $k\geq 0$. In addition, by decomposing the mesh into macro-elements and applying ghost penalty terms only on interior edges of macro-elements, stabilization is applied very restrictively and only where needed. Numerical experiments with element pairs $\textbf{RT}_0\times Q_0$, $\textbf{RT}_1\times Q_1$, and $\textbf{BDM}_1\times Q_0$ (where $\textbf{BDM}$ is the Brezzi-Douglas-Marini space) indicate that we have 1) optimal rates of convergence of the approximate velocity and pressure; 2) well-posed linear systems where the condition number of the system matrix scales as it does for fitted finite element discretizations; 3) optimal rates of convergence of the approximate divergence with pointwise divergence-free approximations of solenoidal velocity fields. All three properties hold independently of how the interface is positioned relative to the computational mesh.
65N30, 65N22, 65N99, Error bounds for boundary value problems involving PDEs, Flows in porous media; filtration; seepage, mass conservation, Numerical Analysis (math.NA), Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs, Numerical solution of discretized equations for boundary value problems involving PDEs, Stability and convergence of numerical methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs, Darcy's law, PDEs in connection with fluid mechanics, unfitted, FOS: Mathematics, mixed finite element methods, interface problem, Mathematics - Numerical Analysis, Finite element methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics, cut elements
65N30, 65N22, 65N99, Error bounds for boundary value problems involving PDEs, Flows in porous media; filtration; seepage, mass conservation, Numerical Analysis (math.NA), Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs, Numerical solution of discretized equations for boundary value problems involving PDEs, Stability and convergence of numerical methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs, Darcy's law, PDEs in connection with fluid mechanics, unfitted, FOS: Mathematics, mixed finite element methods, interface problem, Mathematics - Numerical Analysis, Finite element methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics, cut elements
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