The Best Approximation Property — Lesson 3

In this lesson, we look at another key property of the finite element method called the best approximation property. The best approximation property states that the finite element method picks a function (from the allowable function space) to be the finite element solution, such that the chosen function minimizes the energy norm of the difference between a function and the exact solution. In this lesson, we mathematically prove this statement.



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