A New Primal-Dual Weak Galerkin Method for Elliptic Interface Problems with Low Regularity Assumptions

Abstract: This article introduces a new primal-dual weak Galerkin (PDWG) finite element method for second order elliptic interface problems with ultra-low regularity assumptions on the exact solution and the interface and boundary data. It is proved that the PDWG method is stable and accurate with optimal order of error estimates in discrete and Sobolev norms. In particular, the error estimates are derived under the low regularity assumption of $u\in H^{\delta}(\Omega)$ for $\delta > \frac12$ for the exact solution $u$. Extensive numerical experiments are conducted to provide numerical solutions that verify the efficiency and accuracy of the new PDWG method.