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An unfitted finite element method by direct extension for elliptic problems on domains with curved boundaries and interfaces

Numerical Analysis 2021-12-28 v1 Numerical Analysis

Abstract

We propose and analyze an unfitted finite element method for solving elliptic problems on domains with curved boundaries and interfaces. The approximation space on the whole domain is obtained by the direct extension of the finite element space defined on interior elements, in the sense that there is no degree of freedom locating in boundary/interface elements. The boundary/jump conditions are imposed in a weak sense in the scheme. The method is shown to be stable without any mesh adjustment or any special stabilization. Optimal convergence rates under the L2L^2 norm and the energy norm are derived. Numerical results in both two and three dimensions are presented to illustrate the accuracy and the robustness of the method.

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@article{arxiv.2112.13740,
  title  = {An unfitted finite element method by direct extension for elliptic problems on domains with curved boundaries and interfaces},
  author = {Fanyi Yang and Xiaoping Xie},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.13740},
  year   = {2021}
}