Sobolev-Poincaré inequalities for piecewise $W^{1,p}$ functions over general polytopic meshes
By: Michele Botti, Lorenzo Mascotto
Potential Business Impact:
Makes computer math models more accurate.
We establish Sobolev-Poincar\'e inequalities for piecewise $W^{1,p}$ functions over sequences of fairly general polytopic (thence also shape-regular simplicial and Cartesian) meshes in any dimension; amongst others, they cover the case of standard Poincar\'e inequalities for piecewise $W^{1,p}$ functions and can be useful in the analysis of nonconforming finite element discretizations of nonlinear problems. Crucial tools in their derivation are novel Sobolev-trace inequalities and Babu\v ska-Aziz inequalities with mixed boundary conditions. We provide estimates that are constant free, i.e., that are fully explicit with respect to the geometric properties of the domain and the underlying sequence of polytopic meshes.
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