Numerical Homogenization and Correctors for Nonlinear Elliptic Equations

Abstract

In this paper we consider numerical homogenization and correctors for nonlinear elliptic equations. The numerical correctors are constructed for operators with homogeneous random coefficients. The construction employs two scales, one a physical scale and the other a numerical scale. A numerical homogenization technique is proposed and analyzed. This procedure is developed within finite element formulation. The convergence ofthe numerical procedure is presented for the case of general heterogeneities using G-convergence theory. The proposed numerical homogenization procedure for elliptic equations can be considered as a generalization of multiscale finite element methods to nonlinear equations. Using corrector results we construct an approximation of oscillatory solutions. Numerical examples are presented.