On space enrichment estimator for nonlinear Poisson-Boltzmann

We consider the mathematical aspect of the nonlinear Poisson-Boltzmann equation which physically governs the ionic interaction between solute and solvent media. The presented a-posteriori estimates can be computed locally in a very efficient manner. The a-posteriori error is based upon hierarchical space enrichment which ensures its efficiency and reliability. A brief survey of the solving of the nonlinear system resulting from the FEM discretization is reported. To corroborate the analysis, we report on a few numerical results for illustrations. We numerically examine some values of the constants encountered in the theoretical study.