TY - JOUR T1 - A New Post-Processing Technique for Finite Element Methods with $L^2$-Superconvergence AU - Pi , Wei AU - Wang , Hao AU - Xie , Xiaoping JO - East Asian Journal on Applied Mathematics VL - 1 SP - 40 EP - 56 PY - 2020 DA - 2020/01 SN - 10 DO - http://doi.org/10.4208/eajam.170119.200519 UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/eajam/13577.html KW - Finite element method, post-processing, least-square fitting, $L^2$-superconvergence. AB -

A simple post-processing technique for finite element methods with $L$2-superconvergence is proposed. It provides more accurate approximations for solutions of two- and three-dimensional systems of partial differential equations. Approximate solutions can be constructed locally by using finite element approximations $u$$h$ provided that $u$$h$ is superconvergent for a locally defined projection $\widetilde{P}$$h$$u$. The construction is based on the least-squares fitting algorithm and local $L$2-projections. Error estimates are derived and numerical examples illustrate the effectiveness of this approach for finite element methods.