Second order elliptic boundary value problems which are allowed to degenerate into zero order equations are considered. The behavior of the ordinary Galerkin finite element method without special arrangements to treat singularities is studied as the problem ranges from true second order to singularly perturbed.
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Schatz et al. (1983) studied this question.
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