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 Title: On Finite Element Methods for 2nd order (semi–) periodic Eigenvalue Problems Authors: De Schepper, H. Keywords: Finite Element MethodsEigenvalue ProblemsPeriodic Boundary Conditions Issue Date: 2000 Publisher: Institute of Mathematics and Informatics Citation: Serdica Mathematical Journal, Vol. 26, No 1, (2000), 33p-48p Abstract: We deal with a class of elliptic eigenvalue problems (EVPs) on a rectangle Ω ⊂ R^2 , with periodic or semi–periodic boundary conditions (BCs) on ∂Ω. First, for both types of EVPs, we pass to a proper variational formulation which is shown to fit into the general framework of abstract EVPs for symmetric, bounded, strongly coercive bilinear forms in Hilbert spaces, see, e.g., [13, §6.2]. Next, we consider finite element methods (FEMs) without and with numerical quadrature. The aim of the paper is to show that well–known error estimates, established for the finite element approximation of elliptic EVPs with classical BCs, hold for the present types of EVPs too. Some attention is also paid to the computational aspects of the resulting algebraic EVP. Finally, the analysis is illustrated by two non-trivial numerical examples, the exact eigenpairs of which can be determined. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10525/405 ISSN: 1310-6600 Appears in Collections: Volume 26 Number 1

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