A-Posteriori Error Estimates for Higher
Order Godunov Finite Volume Methods and the Discontinuous Galerkin
Method on Unstructured Meshes
Tim Barth,
Physics Simulation and Modeling Office,
NASA Ames Research
Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035
email: barth@nas.nasa.gov
A-Posteriori Error estimates for high order Godunov finite volume methods
are presented which exploit the two solution representations inherent in
the method, viz. as piecewiseconstants $u_0$ and cellwise $q$-order reconstructed
functions $R^0_q u_0$. Using standard duality arguments and the known theory
for the discontinuous Galerkin FEM, we construct exact error
representation formulas for derived functionals that are tailored to the
class of high order Godunov finite volume methods with data reconstruction,
$R^0_q u_0$. We then consider computable error estimates that exploit the
structure of Godunov finite volume metIssues common to the discontinuous
Galerkin method and Godunov finite volume method such as the treatment
of nonlinearity, postprocessing of dual data, and extension to systems
of conservation laws are considered. Numerical results for advection, diffusion,
and advection-diffusion equations are presented to validate the analysis.