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Pointwise error estimates for a streamline diffusion finite element scheme

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Pointwise error estimates for a streamline diffusion scheme for solving a model convection-dominated singularly perturbed convection-diffusion problem are given. These estimates improve pointwise error estimates obtained by Johnson et al.[5].

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Niijima, K. Pointwise error estimates for a streamline diffusion finite element scheme. Numer. Math. 56, 707–719 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01405198

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