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A posteriori error analysis of nonconforming methods for the eigenvalue problem

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This paper extends the unifying theory for a posteriori error analysis of the nonconforming finite element methods to the second order elliptic eigenvalue problem. In particular, the author proposes the a posteriori error estimator for nonconforming methods of the eigenvalue problems and prove its reliability and efficiency based on two assumptions concerning both the weak continuity and the weak orthogonality of the nonconforming finite element spaces, respectively. In addition, the author examines these two assumptions for those nonconforming methods checked in literature for the Laplace, Stokes, and the linear elasticity problems.

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Li, Y. A posteriori error analysis of nonconforming methods for the eigenvalue problem. J Syst Sci Complex 22, 495–502 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11424-009-9181-7

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