A new method for obtaining computable estimates for the difference between exact solutions of elliptic variational inequalities and arbitrary functions in the respective energy space is suggested. The estimates are obtained by transforming the corresponding variational inequality without the use of variational duality arguments. These estimates are valid for any function in the energy class and contain no constants depending on the mesh used to find an approximate solution. This method for linear elliptic and parabolic problems was earlier suggested by the author. The guaranteed error bounds we derive can be of two types. Estimates of the first type contain only one global constant, which is a constant in the Friedrichs type inequality. Estimates of the second type are based on the decomposition of Ω into convex subdomains and the Payne–Weinberger inequalities for these subdomains. Bibliography: 20 titles.
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Translated from Problems in Mathematical Analysis 39 February, 2009, pp. 81–90.
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Repin, S.I. Estimates of deviations from exact solutions of variational inequalities based upon Payne–Weinberger inequality. J Math Sci 157, 874–884 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10958-009-9363-9
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