Finite Element Methods (FEMs)

In the following, we will consider the Poisson problem with Dirichlet condition (homogeneous or non-homogeneous):

Problem : Find \(u : \Omega \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^d\) such that

\[\left\{ \begin{aligned} -\Delta u &= f, \; &&\text{in } \; \Omega, \\ u&=g, \; &&\text{on } \; \partial\Omega, \end{aligned} \right.\]

with \(\Delta\) the Laplace operator and \(\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^d\) a smooth bounded open set (and \(\partial\Omega\) its boundary).

Here, we present the 2 finite element methods we will be considering. First, we will present the standard FEM method in Section "Standard FEM", followed by the \(\phi\)-FEM method in Section "\(\phi\)-FEM".


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