Dual-Mixed Finite Element Methods for the Navier-Stokes Equations
arXiv:1603.09231 · doi:10.1051/m2an/2012050
Abstract
A mixed finite element method for the Navier-Stokes equations is introduced in which the stress is a primary variable. The variational formulation retains the mathematical structure of the Navier-Stokes equations and the classical theory extends naturally to this setting. Finite element spaces satisfying the associated inf-sup conditions are developed.