Convergence analysis of three finite element iterative methods for the 2D/3D stationary incompressible magnetohydrodynamics

Three finite element iterative methods are designed and analyzed for solving 2D/3D stationary incompressible magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). By a new technique, strong uniqueness conditions for both Stokes type iterative method (Iterative method I) and Newton iterative method (Iterative method II) are obtained, which are weaker than the ones reported in open literature. Stability and optimal convergence rates for the above two methods are derived, where the Iterative method II has an exponential convergent part with respect to iterative step m. Moreover, Oseen type iterative method (Iterative method III) is unconditionally stable and convergent under a uniqueness condition. Finally, performance of the three proposed methods is investigated by numerical experiments.