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When numerically solving partial differential equations, for a given problem and operating condition, adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) has proven its efficiency to automatically build a discretization achieving a prescribed accuracy at low…

We present a modification to the Berger and Oliger adaptive mesh refinement algorithm designed to solve systems of coupled, non-linear, hyperbolic and elliptic partial differential equations. Such systems typically arise during constrained…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Frans Pretorius , Matthew W. Choptuik

Adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) reduces computational costs in CFD by concentrating resolution where needed, but efficiently embedding complex, non-aligned geometries on GPUs remains challenging. We present a GPU-native algorithm for…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Khodr Jaber , Ebenezer E. Essel , Pierre E. Sullivan

Splitting and merging are long standing issues in PIC codes. I propose a novel algorithm devoted to exact splitting for Particle-In-Cell (PIC) codes relying on Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) grids. AMR grids have - by definition - a…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-02-15 Mathieu Drouin

Adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) is often used when solving time-dependent partial differential equations using numerical methods. It enables time-varying regions of much higher resolution, which can be used to track discontinuities in the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-03 Brisa N Davis , Randall J LeVeque

Adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) is indispensable for efficient finite element analyses. However, its performance depends not only on the refinement itself but also on strategy to mark elements for refinement and the way it is tuned. This…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Oliver Wege , Kaan Atak , Marek Behr , Norbert Hosters

It has now become customary in the field of numerical relativity to couple high order finite difference schemes to mesh refinement algorithms. To this end, different modifications to the standard Berger-Oliger adaptive mesh refinement…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-04-29 Bishop Mongwane

We present a new numerical algorithm for the solution of coupled collisional and collisionless systems, based on the block structured adaptive mesh and time refinement strategy (AMR). We describe the issues associated with the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Francesco Miniati , Phillip Colella

In this paper we present a second-order and continuous interpolation algorithm for cell-centered adaptive-mesh-refinement (AMR) grids. Continuity requirement poses a non-trivial problem at resolution changes. We develop a classification of…

Computational Physics · Physics 2016-05-04 Dmitry Borovikov , Igor V. Sokolov , Gabor Toth

We present here the result of continuation work, performed to further fulfill the vision we outlined in [Harel,Lekien,P\'eba\"y-2017] for the visualization and analysis of tree-based adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) simulations, using the…

Graphics · Computer Science 2017-03-02 Guénolé Harel , Jacques-Bernard Lekien , Philippe P. Pébaÿ

This paper presents novel refinement sensors for the application to adaptive mesh and algorithm refinement (AMAR) with kinetic models, such as discrete velocity and lattice Boltzmann methods. While refinement criteria for AMAR based on…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-03-17 R. M. Strässle , S. A. Hosseini , I. V. Karlin

We describe a powerful methodology for numerical solution of 3-D self-gravitational hydrodynamics problems with extremely high resolution. Our method utilizes the technique of local adaptive mesh refinement (AMR), employing multiple grids…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-27 Richard I. Klein , Robert T. Fisher , Christopher F. McKee , J. Kelly Truelove

Morphological reconstruction (MR) is often employed by seeded image segmentation algorithms such as watershed transform and power watershed as it is able to filter seeds (regional minima) to reduce over-segmentation. However, MR might…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-10-02 Tao Lei , Xiaohong Jia , Tongliang Liu , Shigang Liu , Hongying Meng , Asoke K. Nandi

The evolution of parallel I/O library as well as new concepts such as 'in transit' and 'in situ' visualization and analysis have been identified as key technologies to circumvent I/O bottleneck in pre-exascale applications. Nevertheless,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-13 Loïc Strafella , Damien Chapon

We have developed a simulation code with the techniques which enhance both spatial and time resolution of the PM method for which the spatial resolution is restricted by the spacing of structured mesh. The adaptive mesh refinement (AMR)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Hideki Yahagi , Yuzuru Yoshii

Adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) is a classical technique about local refinement in space where needed, thus effectively reducing computational costs for HPC-based physics simulations. Although AMR has been used for many years, little…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-05-14 Dewen Liu , Shuai He , Haoran Cheng , Yadong Zeng

We analyze adaptive mesh-refining algorithms for conforming finite element discretizations of certain non-linear second-order partial differential equations. We allow continuous polynomials of arbitrary, but fixed polynomial order. The…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-03-14 Michael Feischl , Thomas Führer , Dirk Praetorius

The design and implementation of a new framework for adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) calculations is described. It is intended primarily for applications in astrophysical fluid dynamics, but its flexible and modular design enables its use…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-08 James M. Stone , Kengo Tomida , Christopher J. White , Kyle G. Felker

I survey the use and impact of adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) simulations in numerical astrophysics and cosmology. Two basic techniques are in use to extend the dynamic range of Eulerian grid simulations in multi-dimensions: cell…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael L. Norman

This paper presents a heterogeneous adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) framework for efficient simulation of moderately stiff reactive problems. This framework features an elaborate subcycling-in-time algorithm along with a specialized…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-06-04 Yuqi Wang , Yadong Zeng , Ralf Deiterding , Jianhan Liang