On the Finite Element Approximation of p-Stokes Systems

In this paper we study the finite element approximation of systems of p-Stokes type for $p \in (1,\infty)$. We derive (in some cases optimal) error estimates for finite element approximation of the velocity and for the pressure in a suitable functional setting. The results are supported by numerical experiments.

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