Abstract
We consider the non-symmetric coupling of finite and boundary elements to solve second-order nonlinear partial differential equations defined in unbounded domains. We present a novel condition that ensures that the associated semi-linear form induces a strongly monotone operator, keeping track of the dependence on the linear combination of the interior domain equation with the boundary integral one. We show that an optimal ellipticity condition, relating the nonlinear operator to the contraction constant of the shifted double-layer integral operator, is guaranteed by choosing a particular linear combination. These results generalize those obtained by Of and Steinbach [Is the one-equation coupling of finite and boundary element methods always stable?, ZAMM Z. Angew. Math. Mech. 93 (2013), 6–7, 476–484] and [On the ellipticity of coupled finite element and one-equation boundary element methods for boundary value problems, Numer. Math. 127 (2014), 3, 567–593], and by Steinbach [A note on the stable one-equation coupling of finite and boundary elements, SIAM J. Numer. Anal. 49 (2011), 4, 1521–1531], where the simple sum of the two coupling equations has been considered. Numerical examples confirm the theoretical results on the sharpness of the presented estimates.
Funding source: Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca
Award Identifier / Grant number: CUP E11G18000350001
Funding statement: The author was partially supported by MIUR grant Dipartimenti di Eccellenza 2018-2022, under number CUP E11G18000350001.
Acknowledgements
We thank the reviewers for their helpful and constructive comments that greatly contributed to improving the final version of the paper.
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