Lowest order stabilization free virtual element method for the 2D Poisson equation

Abstract

We analyze the first order Enlarged Enhancement Virtual Element Method (E 2 VEM) for the Poisson problem. The method allows the definition of bilinear forms that do not require a stabilization term, thanks to the exploitation of higher order polynomial projections that are made computable by suitably enlarging the enhancement property (from which comes the prefix E 2 ) of local virtual spaces. We provide a sufficient condition for the well-posedness and optimal order a priori error estimates. We present numerical tests on convex and non-convex polygonal meshes that confirm the robustness of the method and the theoretical convergence rates.