## A new finite element formulation for computational fluid dynamics. V: Circumventing the Babuška-Brezzi condition: A stable Petrov-Galerkin formulation of the Stokes problem accommodating equal-order interpolations.(English)Zbl 0622.76077

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A new Petrov-Galerkin formulation of the Stokes problem is proposed. The new formulation possesses better stability properties than the classical Galerkin/variational method. An error analysis is performed for the case in which both the velocity and pressure are approximated by $$C^ 0$$ interpolations. Combinations of $$C^ 0$$ interpolations which are unstable according to the Babuška-Brezzi condition (e.g., equal-order interpolations) are shown to be stable and convergent within the present framework. Calculations exhibiting the good behavior of the methodology are presented.

### MSC:

 76N10 Existence, uniqueness, and regularity theory for compressible fluids and gas dynamics 65Z05 Applications to the sciences 76N15 Gas dynamics (general theory) 76R99 Diffusion and convection
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