FEM2D_BVP_QUADRATIC
Finite Element Method, 2D, Boundary Value Problem, Piecewise Quadratic Elements

FEM2D_BVP_QUADRATIC, a MATLAB program which applies the finite element method, with piecewise quadratic elements, to a 2D boundary value problem over a rectangle.

The boundary value problem (BVP) that is to be solved has the form:

        - d/dx ( a(x,y) * du/dx ) - d/dy ( a(x,y) * du/dy ) + c(x,y) * u(x,y) = f(x,y)
      

Zero boundary conditions are imposed on the boundary of R.

To compute a finite element approximation, the X and Y extents of R are gridded with NX and NY equally spaced values, respectively, where both NX and NY must be odd. This defines NX*NY nodes, and divides R into ((NX-1)/2)*((NY-1)/2) rectangular elements. At the K-th node, (X(I),Y(J)), a piecewise quadratic basis function PHI(K)(X,Y) is defined. The solution will be represented as a linear combination of these basis functions. An integral form of the BVP is written, in which the differential equation is multiplied by each basis function, and integration by parts is used to simplify the integrand.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Languages:

FEM2D_BVP_QUADRATIC is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version.

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Source Code:

• fem2d_bvp_quadratic.m, sets up and solves the finite element problem.
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• fem2d_l1_error.m, estimates the little l1 norm of the error, given the solution of the finite element problem, and a function that evaluates the exact solution.
• fem2d_l2_error_quadratic.m, estimates the L2 norm of the error, given the piecewise quadratic solution of the finite element problem, and a function that evaluates the exact solution.
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