Fractional Laplacian – Quadrature Rules for Singular Double Integrals in 3D

Abstract In this article, quadrature rules for the efficient computation of the stiffness matrix for the fractional Laplacian in three dimensions are presented. These rules are based on the Duffy transformation, which is a common tool for singularity removal. Here, this transformation is adapted to the needs of the fractional Laplacian in three dimensions. The integrals resulting from this Duffy transformation are regular integrals over less-dimensional domains. We present bounds on the number of Gauss points to guarantee error estimates which are of the same order of magnitude as the finite element error. The methods presented in this article can easily be adapted to other singular double integrals in three dimensions with algebraic singularities.