Adaptive $C^0$ interior penalty methods for Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations with Cordes coefficients

Abstract: In this paper we conduct a priori and a posteriori error analysis of the $C^0$ interior penalty method for Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations, with coefficients that satisfy the Cordes condition. These estimates show the quasi-optimality of the method, and provide one with an adaptive finite element method. In accordance with the proven regularity theory, we only assume that the solution of the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation belongs to $H^2$.