Analysis of least squares pseudo-spectral method for the interface problem of the Navier-Stokes equations

The aim of this paper is to propose and analyze the first order system least squares method for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation with discontinuous viscosity and singular force along the interface as the earlier work of the first author on Stokes interface problem (Hessari, 2014). Interface conditions are derived, and the Navier-Stokes equation transformed into a first order system of equations by introducing velocity gradient as a new variable. The least squares functional is defined based on L-2 norm applied to the first order system. Both discrete and continuous least squares functionals are put into the canonical form and the existence and uniqueness of branch of nonsingular solutions are shown. The spectral convergence of the proposed method is given. Numerical studies of the convergence are also provided. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.