@Article{NMTMA-1-29, author = {Hugh R. MacMillan, Max D. Gunzburger and John V. Burkardt}, title = {Meshfree First-Order System Least Squares}, journal = {Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications}, year = {2008}, volume = {1}, number = {1}, pages = {29--43}, abstract = {
We prove convergence for a meshfree first-order system least squares (FOSLS)
partition of unity finite element method (PUFEM). Essentially, by virtue of the partition
of unity, local approximation gives rise to global approximation in $\mathrm{H}(div)\cap\mathrm{H}(curl)$.
The FOSLS formulation yields local a posteriori error estimates to guide the judicious
allotment of new degrees of freedom to enrich the initial point set in a meshfree discretization. Preliminary numerical results are provided and remaining challenges are
discussed.