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We analyze adaptive mesh-refining algorithms in the frame of boundary element methods (BEM) and the coupling of finite elements and boundary elements (FEM-BEM). Adaptivity is driven by the two-level error estimator proposed by Ernst P.…
We propose and analyze novel adaptive algorithms for the numerical solution of elliptic partial differential equations with parametric uncertainty. Four different marking strategies are employed for refinement of stochastic Galerkin finite…
We construct new families of direct serendipity and direct mixed finite elements on general planer convex polygons that are $H^1$ and $H(div)$ conforming, respectively, and possess optimal order of accuracy for any order. They have a…
In [Kopteva, Math. Comp., 2014] a counterexample of an anisotropic triangulation was given on which the exact solution has a second-order error of linear interpolation, while the computed solution obtained using linear finite elements is…
Advanced transition elements are of utmost importance in many applications of the finite element method (FEM) where a local mesh refinement is required. Considering problems that exhibit singularities in the solution, an adaptive…
We present a new AFEM for the Laplace-Beltrami operator with arbitrary polynomial degree on parametric surfaces, which are globally $W^1_\infty$ and piecewise in a suitable Besov class embedded in $C^{1,\alpha}$ with $\alpha \in (0,1]$. The…
In this paper, we present a finite element method (FEM) framework enhanced by an operator-adapted wavelet decomposition algorithm designed for the efficient analysis of multiscale electromagnetic problems. Usual adaptive FEM approaches,…
We propose a new method for the construction of layer-adapted meshes for singularly perturbed differential equations (SPDEs), based on mesh partial differential equations (MPDEs) that incorporate \emph{a posteriori} solution information.…
In this work we present a generic framework for non-conforming finite elements on polytopal meshes, characterised by elements that can be generic polygons/polyhedra. We first present the functional framework on the example of a linear…
In a 1988 article, Dziuk introduced a nodal finite element method for the Laplace-Beltrami equation on 2-surfaces approximated by a piecewise-linear triangulation, initiating a line of research into surface finite element methods (SFEM).…
We propose and analyze an adaptive finite element method for a phase-field model of dynamic brittle fracture. The model couples a second-order hyperbolic equation for elastodynamics with the Ambrosio-Tortorelli regularization of the…
This article deals with the adaptive and approximative computation of the Lam\'e equations. The equations of linear elasticity are considered as boundary integral equations and solved in the setting of the boundary element method (BEM).…
If a finite element mesh contains concave elements, it is said to tangled. Tangled meshes can occur during mesh generation, mesh optimization, and large deformation simulations, and will lead to erroneous results during finite element…
In the context of adaptive remeshing, the virtual element method provides significant advantages over the finite element method. The attractive features of the virtual element method, such as the permission of arbitrary element geometries,…
We consider the reliable implementation of an adaptive high-order unfitted finite element method on Cartesian meshes for solving elliptic interface problems with geometrically curved singularities. We extend our previous work on the…
In some situations, EM algorithm shows slow convergence problems. One possible reason is that standard procedures update the parameters simultaneously. In this paper we focus on finite mixture estimation. In this framework, we propose a…
We study the approximation properties of a wide class of finite element differential forms on curvilinear cubic meshes in n dimensions. Specifically, we consider meshes in which each element is the image of a cubical reference element under…
The $hp$-version of the finite element method is applied to a singularly perturbed reaction-diffusion equation posed in one- and two-dimensional domains with analytic boundary. On suitably designed \emph{Spectral Boundary Layer meshes},…
We present a new framework for expressing finite element methods on multiple intersecting meshes: multimesh finite element methods. The framework enables the use of separate meshes to discretize parts of a computational domain that are…
A multilevel adaptive refinement strategy for solving linear elliptic partial differential equations with random data is recalled in this work. The strategy extends the a posteriori error estimation framework introduced by Guignard and…