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Stability estimates for Interior Penalty D.G. Methods for the Nonlinear Dynamics of the complex Ginzburg Landau equation

Dimitrios Kostas
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This study investigates the complex Landau equation, a reaction diffusion system with applications in nonlinear optics and fluid dynamics. The equation's nonlinear imaginary component introduces rich dynamics and significant computational challenges. We address these challenges using Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) finite element methods. A rigorous stability analysis and a comparative study are performed on three distinct DG schemes : Symmetric Interior Penalty Galerkin (SIPG), Nonsymmetric Interior Penalty Galerkin (NIPG), and Incomplete Interior Penalty Galerkin (IIPG). These methods are compared in terms of their stability and computational efficiency. Our numerical analysis and computational results demonstrate that all three discontinuous Galerkin (DG) schemes are stable. However, the Symmetric Interior Penalty Galerkin (SIPG) scheme proves to be the most robust, as its norm remains bounded even in the presence of nonlinear terms a property not shared by the others. A comparison between the Incomplete Interior Penalty Galerkin (IIPG) and Nonsymmetric Interior Penalty Galerkin (NIPG) schemes shows that IIPG has superior stability properties. For high values of the penalty parameter, all methods exhibit similar stability behavior. Our results highlight the suitability of DG methods for simulating complex nonlinear reaction-diffusion systems and provide a practical framework for selecting the most efficient scheme for a given problem.

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Dimitrios Kostas. 2026-02-11. Stability estimates for Interior Penalty D.G. Methods for the Nonlinear Dynamics of the complex Ginzburg Landau equation. https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.06158

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