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A Scalable Preconditioner for a Primal Discontinuous Petrov--Galerkin Method

Journal Article · · SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1137/16m1104780· OSTI ID:1734606
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Center for Applied Scientific Computing
  2. Portland State Univ., OR (United States)

In this work, we show how a scalable preconditioner for the primal discontinuous Petrov--Galerkin (DPG) method can be developed using existing algebraic multigrid (AMG) preconditioning techniques. The stability of the DPG method gives a norm equivalence which allows us to exploit existing AMG algorithms and software. We show how these algebraic preconditioners can be applied directly to a Schur complement system arising from the DPG method. One of our intermediate results shows that a generic stable decomposition implies a stable decomposition for the Schur complement. This justifies the application of algebraic solvers directly to the interface degrees of freedom. Combining such results, we obtain the first massively scalable algebraic preconditioner for the DPG system.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); US Army Research Office (ARO)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1734606
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL--710378; 848304
Journal Information:
SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, Journal Name: SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 40; ISSN 1064-8275
Publisher:
SIAMCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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