Quang Huy Nguyen , Van Chien Le , Phuong Cuc Hoang , Thi Thanh Mai Ta
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This paper presents a space-time interface-fitted finite element method for solving a parabolic advection-diffusion problem with a nonstationary interface. The jumping diffusion coefficient gives rise to the discontinuity of the solution gradient across the interface. We use the Banach-Nečas-Babuška theorem to show the well-posedness of the continuous variational problem. A fully discrete finite-element based scheme is analyzed using the Galerkin method and unstructured interface-fitted meshes. An optimal error estimate is established in a discrete energy norm under a globally low but locally high regularity condition. Some numerical results corroborate our theoretical results.
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