EXPLICIT ERROR ESTIMATES FOR MIXED AND NONCONFORMING FINITE ELEMENTS

In this paper, we study the explicit expressions of the constants in the error estimates of the lowest order mixed and nonconforming flnite element methods. We start with an explicit relation between the error constant of the lowest order Raviart-Thomas interpolation error and the geometric characters of the triangle. This gives an explicit error constant of the lowest order mixed flnite element method. Furthermore, similar results can be extended to the nonconforming P1 scheme based on its close connection with the lowest order Raviart-Thomas method. Meanwhile, such explicit a priori error estimates can be used as computable error bounds, which are also consistent with the maximal angle condition for the optimal error estimates of mixed and nonconforming flnite element methods.

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