New shape functions for triangular $p$-FEM using integrated Jacobi polynomials
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Sven Beuchler
May 31, 2005, 11:45 a.m. T 1010In this talk, the second order boundary value problem $-\nabla\cdot(\mathrm{A}(x,y)
\nabla u) =f$ is discretized by the Finite Element Method using piecewise polynomial functions of degree $p$ on a triangular mesh. On the reference element, we define integrated Jacobi polynomials as interior ansatz functions. If $\mathrm{A}$ is a constant function on each triangle and each triangle has straight edges, we are able to show that the element stiffness matrix has not more than $25/2 p^2$ nonzero matrix entries.
The proof of this result requires several properties of Jacobi polynomials. We will present the most important relations for Jacobi polynomials which are needed.
Finally, two applications of this result are presented.
