We propose to extend results on the interpolation theory for scalar functions to the case of differential k-forms. More precisely, we consider the interpolation of fields in Pr-Λk(T), the finite element spaces of trimmed polynomial k-forms of arbitrary degree r≥ 1 , from their weights, namely their integrals on k-chains. These integrals have a clear physical interpretation, such as circulations along curves, fluxes across surfaces, densities in volumes, depending on the value of k. In this work, for k= 1 , we rely on the flexibility of the weights with respect to their geometrical support, to study different sets of 1-chains in T for a high order interpolation of differential 1-forms, constructed starting from “good” sets of nodes for a high order multi-variate polynomial representation of scalar fields, namely 0-forms. We analyse the growth of the generalized Lebesgue constant with the degree r and preliminary numerical results for edge elements support the nonuniform choice, in agreement with the well-known nodal case.

Towards nonuniform distributions of unisolvent weights for high-order Whitney edge elements / Alonso Rodriguez, A.; Bruni Bruno, L.; Rapetti, F.. - In: CALCOLO. - ISSN 0008-0624. - 59:4(2022), pp. 3701-3729. [10.1007/s10092-022-00481-6]

Towards nonuniform distributions of unisolvent weights for high-order Whitney edge elements

Alonso Rodriguez A.;Bruni Bruno L.;Rapetti F.
2022-01-01

Abstract

We propose to extend results on the interpolation theory for scalar functions to the case of differential k-forms. More precisely, we consider the interpolation of fields in Pr-Λk(T), the finite element spaces of trimmed polynomial k-forms of arbitrary degree r≥ 1 , from their weights, namely their integrals on k-chains. These integrals have a clear physical interpretation, such as circulations along curves, fluxes across surfaces, densities in volumes, depending on the value of k. In this work, for k= 1 , we rely on the flexibility of the weights with respect to their geometrical support, to study different sets of 1-chains in T for a high order interpolation of differential 1-forms, constructed starting from “good” sets of nodes for a high order multi-variate polynomial representation of scalar fields, namely 0-forms. We analyse the growth of the generalized Lebesgue constant with the degree r and preliminary numerical results for edge elements support the nonuniform choice, in agreement with the well-known nodal case.
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Alonso Rodriguez, A.; Bruni Bruno, L.; Rapetti, F.
Towards nonuniform distributions of unisolvent weights for high-order Whitney edge elements / Alonso Rodriguez, A.; Bruni Bruno, L.; Rapetti, F.. - In: CALCOLO. - ISSN 0008-0624. - 59:4(2022), pp. 3701-3729. [10.1007/s10092-022-00481-6]
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