A three-field formulation of the Poisson problem with Nitsche approach

Abstract

We modify a three-field formulation of the Poisson problem with Nitsche approach for approximating Dirichlet boundary conditions. Nitsche approach allows us to weakly impose Dirichlet boundary condition but still preserves the optimal convergence. We use a biorthogonal system for efficient numerical computation and introduce a stabilisation term so that the problem is coercive on the whole space. Numerical examples are presented to verify the algebraic formulation of the problem. References

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