A Finite Element Method for a Version of the Boussinesq Equation

A semidiscrete finite element method for a two-point boundary value problem of a version of the Boussinesq equation is analyzed. The method is a combination of the $H^1 $-Galerkin method and the standard Galerkin method. Global convergence estimates and pointwise superconvergence results are derived.

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