Error analysis for a Crouzeix-Raviart approximation of the $p$-Dirichlet problem

Abstract: In the present paper, we examine a Crouzeix-Raviart approximation for non-linear partial differential equations having a $(p,\delta)$-structure for some $p\in (1,\infty)$ and $\delta\ge 0$. We establish a priori error estimates, which are optimal for all $p\in (1,\infty)$ and $\delta\ge 0$, medius error estimates, i.e., best-approximation results, and a primal-dual a posteriori error estimate, which is both reliable and efficient. The theoretical findings are supported by numerical experiments.