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An Error Estimate for Finite Volume Methods for the Stokes Equations  
 
  Authors: A. Alami-Idrissi, M. Atounti,  
  Keywords: Finite volume method, Stokes equations, Discrete Poincaré inequality, Error estimate.  
  Date Received: 18/05/01  
  Date Accepted: 08/11/01  
  Subject Codes:

35Q30,76D07

  
  Editors: Ram N. Mohapatra,  
 
  Abstract:

In the present paper, we study an error estimate for finite volume methods for the stokes equations. The error is proven to be of order $ h$, in $ H_0^1$-norm discrete and in $ L^2$-norm, where $ h$ represents the size of the mesh. The result is new even for the finite volume method.;


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