Numerical analysis of a thermoelastic dielectric problem arising in the Moore–Gibson–Thompson theory

Abstract

In this paper, we numerically study a thermoelastic problem arising in the Moore–Gibson–Thompson theory. Dielectrics effects are also included within the model. The corresponding problem is written in terms of the displacement field, the temperature and the electric potential. A viscous term is added in the heat equation to provide the numerical analysis of the corresponding variational problem. Then, by using the finite element method and the implicit Euler scheme fully discrete approximations are introduced. A discrete stability property and a priori error estimates are obtained. Finally, one- and two-dimensional numerical simulations are shown to demonstrate the accuracy of the approximation and the behavior of the solution.