@Article{JCM-30-354, author = {Alexandre Caboussat and Roland Glowinski}, title = {Regularization Methods for the Numerical Solution of the Divergence Equation $∇· u = f$}, journal = {Journal of Computational Mathematics}, year = {2012}, volume = {30}, number = {4}, pages = {354--380}, abstract = {

The problem of finding a $L^∞$-bounded two-dimensional vector field whose divergence is given in $L^2$ is discussed from the numerical viewpoint. A systematic way to find such a vector field is to introduce a non-smooth variational problem involving a $L^∞$-norm. To solve this problem from calculus of variations, we use a method relying on a well-chosen augmented Lagrangian functional and on a mixed finite element approximation. An Uzawa algorithm allows to decouple the differential operators from the nonlinearities introduced by the $L^∞$-norm, and leads to the solution of a sequence of Stokes-like systems and of an infinite family of local nonlinear problems. A simpler method, based on a $L^2$-regularization is also considered. Numerical experiments are performed, making use of appropriate numerical integration techniques when non-smooth data are considered; they allow to compare the merits of the two approaches discussed in this article and to show the ability of the related methods at capturing $L^∞$-bounded solutions.

}, issn = {1991-7139}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4208/jcm.1111-m3776}, url = {http://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jcm/8436.html} }