Speaker: Dr. Junping Wang, Program Director, Applied Mathematics and Computational Mathematics, National Science Foundation
and Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Colorado School of Mines

Title: A maximum value principle for finite element approximations

Abstract: The purpose of this talk is to discuss how the classical maximum value principles in PDEs be extended to their numerical approximations arising from finite element methods. In particular, the discussion will be primarily focused on the second order elliptic problems, and the finite element methods shall include standard Galerkin, P1 non-conforming, and mixed elements.

Time: Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Place: Science and Tech I, Room 242

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