A Virtual Element Method on polyhedra with curved faces
Numerical Analysis
2025-09-30 v1 Numerical Analysis
Abstract
In this paper we construct conforming Virtual Element approximations on domains with curved boundary and/or internal curved interfaces, both in two and three dimensions. Our approach allows to impose both Dirichlet and Neumann non-homogeneous boundary conditions, and provides, for degree of accuracy , optimal convergence rates. Whenever the exact solution is a polynomial of degree , local spaces of degree ensure satisfaction of the patch test. The proposed method is theoretically analyzed in the two-dimensional case, whereas it is numerically validated both in two and three dimensions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2509.23005,
title = {A Virtual Element Method on polyhedra with curved faces},
author = {Daniele Prada and Franco Brezzi and L. Donatella Marini},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.23005},
year = {2025}
}