UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER

PLACE: Mathematics Conference Room 626 UCD Building, 1250 14th St., Denver

TIME: noon (Refreshments served at 11:45 am)

DATE: September 14, 1998

DISCONTINUOUS FINITE ELEMENTS FOR DIFFUSION PROBLEMS

Alessandro Russo, Istituto di Analisi Numerica del CNR, Pavia, Italy

We analyze a method recently appeared in the engineering
literature consisting of a rather peculiar (but quite effective)
way of using discontinuous finite elements for diffusive terms.

The aim of our work is to provide a solid mathematical background
for this approach, and to trace properly its limits and its capabilities.