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Galerkin Method

The document discusses the Galerkin method for solving differential equations. It begins by explaining that engineering problems involve finding functions that satisfy differential equations and boundary conditions. The Galerkin method uses approximation by introducing a trial solution that is a linear combination of basis functions. It involves choosing weight functions, substituting the trial solution into the differential equation, and solving the resulting system of equations for the unknown coefficients to obtain an approximate solution. An example is provided to demonstrate applying the Galerkin method to solve a second order differential equation.

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Galerkin Method

The document discusses the Galerkin method for solving differential equations. It begins by explaining that engineering problems involve finding functions that satisfy differential equations and boundary conditions. The Galerkin method uses approximation by introducing a trial solution that is a linear combination of basis functions. It involves choosing weight functions, substituting the trial solution into the differential equation, and solving the resulting system of equations for the unknown coefficients to obtain an approximate solution. An example is provided to demonstrate applying the Galerkin method to solve a second order differential equation.

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Computational

Engineering

Galerkin Method
Yijian Zhan
Ning Ma

Galerkin Method

Engineering problems: differential


equations with boundary conditions.
Generally denoted as: D(U)=0; B(U)=0
Our task: to find the function U which
satisfies the given differential equations
and boundary conditions.
Reality: difficult, even impossible to solve
the problem analytically

Galerkin
Method

In practical cases we often apply


approximation.
One of the approximation methods:
Galerkin Method, invented by Russian
mathematician Boris Grigoryevich Galerkin.

Galerkin
Method
Related
knowledge

Inner product of functions


Basis of a vector space of functions

Galerkin
Method
Inner
product

Inner product of two functions in a certain


domain:
b

f , f (x)g(x)dx
a
g

shows the inner

product of f(x) and g(x) on the interval [ a,


b ].
*Onfe, gim 0portant property:

If
other;

orthogonality
, f and g are orthogonal to each

**If for arbitrary w(x),

w, f

=0, f(x)

Galerkin
Method
Basis of a
space
V: a function space
Basis of V: a set of linear independent
functions {i (x)}i 0

( x)
Any
could be uniquely
V
functionf
written as the linear combination of the

basis:

f ( x) c j j ( x)
j 0

Galerkin
Method
Weighted residual
methods

A weighted residual method uses a finite


number of
( x)}ni 0 .
functions{i
The differential equation of the problem is
D(U)=0 on the boundary B(U), for example:
D(U ) L(U ( x)) f ( x)
on B[U]=[a,b].

where L is a differential operator and f


is a given function. We have to solve the
D.E. to obtain U.

Galerkin
method

Step 1.

Weighted
residual

Introduce a trial solution of U:


U u(
x)

0 ( x) c j j ( x)
j 1

to replace U(x)
j ( : finite number of basis functions
x)
cj

: unknown coefficients

* Residual is defined as:

R( x) D[u( x)] L[u( x)] f ( x)

Galerkin
Method

Step 2.

Weighted
residual

Choose arbitrary weight functions w(x),


let: w, R(x) w, D(u) b w(x){D[u(x)]}dx 0
a
With the concepts of inner product and
orthogonality, we have:
The inner product of the weight function
and the residual is zero, which means that
the trial function partially satisfies the
problem.

So, our goal: to construct such u(x)

Galerkin
Method
Weighted
residual

Step 3.
Galerkin weighted residual method:
choose weight function w from the basis
functions j , then
n

w, R j [D(u)]dx j ( x){D[0 ( x) c j j (
a
x)]}dx 0
b

j 1

These are a set of n-order linear


equations. Solve it, obtain all of thec
.
j coefficients

Galerkin Method
Weighted residual

Step 4.
n

The trial solutionu( x) 0 ( x) c j j ( x)


j 1
is the approximation solution we want.

Galerkin Method
Example

Solve the differential equation:


D( y( x)) y ''( x) y( x) 2x(1 x) 0

with the boundary condition:


y(0) 0, y(1) 0

Galerkin Method
Example

Step 1.
Choose trial functiony:(
x)

We make n=3, and


0 0,
1 x( x 1),
2 x 2 ( x 1) 2
3 x 3 ( x 1)3

0 ( x) cii ( x)
i 1

Galerkin Method
Example

Step 2.
The weight functions are the same as
the basis functioins
Step 3.
Substitute the trial function y(x) into
b

w, R j [D(u)]dx j ( x){D[0 ( x) c j j (
x)]}dx 0

j 1

Galerkin Method
Example

Step 4.
i=1,2,3; we have three equations with
three unknown coefficc1,ice2n, ct3s
1

3c1 5c2 4c3

0
15 10 84 315
1 5c1 11c2
61c3

0
70 84 630 13860
1
4c
61c2
73c3

0
315 315 13860 60060

Galerkin Method
Example

Step 5.
Solve this linear equation set, get:
1370
0.18521
c1
7397
50688
c2
0.185203
273689
132
c3
0.00626989
21053

Obtain the approximation solution


3

y( x) cii (x)
i 1

Galerkin Method Example


Galerkin solution

Analytic solution

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0.05

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0.04

0.04

0.03

0.03

0.02

0.02

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0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

References

1. O. C. Zienkiewicz, R. L. Taylor, Finite


Element Method, Vol 1, The Basis, 2000
2. Galerkin method, Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galerkin_method#cite_note-BrennerScott-1

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