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We propose a new nonconforming \(P_1\) finite element method for elliptic interface problems. The method is constructed on a locally anisotropic mixed mesh, which is generated by fitting the interface through a simple connection of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-08 Chenchen Geng , Hua Wang , Qichen Zhang

Meshing of geometric domains having curved boundaries by affine simplices produces a polytopial approximation of those domains. The resulting error in the representation of the domain limits the accuracy of finite element methods based on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-02-09 James Cheung , Mauro Perego , Pavel Bochev , Max Gunzburger

A simple and efficient interface-fitted mesh generation algorithm is developed in this paper. This algorithm can produce a local anisotropic fitting mixed mesh which consists of both triangles and quadrilaterals near the interface. A new…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-05-13 Jun Hu , Hua Wang

We propose a numerical strategy to generate the anisotropic meshes and select the appropriate stabilized parameters simultaneously for two dimensional convection-dominated convection-diffusion equations by stabilized continuous linear…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-02-09 Yana Di , Hehu Xie , Xiaobo Yin

Recently, the $\vec{H}(\operatorname{div})$-conforming finite element families for second order elliptic problems have come more into focus, since due to hybridization and subsequent advances in computational efficiency their use is no…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-07-21 Thomas Apel , Volker Kempf

We consider finite element approximations of ill-posed elliptic problems with conditional stability. The notion of {\emph{optimal error estimates}} is defined including both convergence with respect to mesh parameter and perturbations in…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-03-25 Erik Burman , Mihai Nechita , Lauri Oksanen

The use of neural networks to approximate partial differential equations (PDEs) has gained significant attention in recent years. However, the approximation of PDEs with localised phenomena, e.g., sharp gradients and singularities, remains…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-01-30 Santiago Badia , Wei Li , Alberto F. Martín

We study the properties of a simple greedy algorithm for the generation of data-adapted anisotropic triangulations. Given a function f, the algorithm produces nested triangulations and corresponding piecewise polynomial approximations of f.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-06-06 Jean-Marie Mirebeau , Albert Cohen

In this work, we propose a novel formulation for the solution of partial differential equations using finite element methods on unfitted meshes. The proposed formulation relies on the discrete extension operator proposed in the aggregated…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-08-15 Santiago Badia , Eric Neiva , Francesc Verdugo

This paper introduces a quasi-interpolation operator for scalar- and vector-valued finite element spaces constructed on affine, shape-regular meshes with some continuity across mesh interfaces.This operator gives optimal estimates of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-10-07 Alexandre Ern , Jean-Luc Guermond

The paper presents a numerical study for the finite element method with anisotropic meshes. We compare the accuracy of the numerical solutions on quasi-uniform, isotropic, and anisotropic meshes for a test problem which combines several…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-11-20 Weizhang Huang , Lennard Kamenski , Jens Lang

Mesh adaptation for finite element approximation is a procedure used in numerous applications. The use of thin and long anisotropic triangles improves the efficiency of the procedure. When piecewise linear finite elements are used, the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2011-01-05 Jean-Marie Mirebeau

Interpolation methods for nonlinear finite element discretizations are commonly used to eliminate the computational costs associated with the repeated assembly of the nonlinear systems. While the group finite element formulation…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-09-24 Kevin Tolle , Nicole Marheineke

We analyze a new framework for expressing finite element methods on arbitrarily many intersecting meshes: multimesh finite element methods. The multimesh finite element method, first presented in [40], enables the use of separate meshes to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-09-10 August Johansson , Mats G. Larson , Anders Logg

A simple greedy refinement procedure for the generation of data-adapted triangulations is proposed and studied. Given a function of two variables, the algorithm produces a hierarchy of triangulations and piecewise polynomial approximations…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-03-17 Albert Cohen , Nira Dyn , Frédéric Hecht , Jean-Marie Mirebeau

We consider a general nonsymmetric second-order linear elliptic PDE in the framework of the Lax-Milgram lemma. We formulate and analyze an adaptive finite element algorithm with arbitrary polynomial degree that steers the adaptive…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-11-28 Maximilian Brunner , Pascal Heid , Michael Innerberger , Ani Miraçi , Dirk Praetorius , Julian Streitberger

We analyze the conforming approximation of the time-harmonic Maxwell's equations using N\'ed\'elec (edge) finite elements. We prove that the approximation is asymptotically optimal, i.e., the approximation error in the energy norm is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-09-26 T. Chaumont-Frelet , A. Ern

Since the 1960's the finite element method emerged as a powerful tool for the numerical simulation of countless physical phenomena or processes in applied sciences. One of the reasons for this undeniable success is the great versatility of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-12-05 Vitoriano Ruas

We study the approximation of $L_p$-functions, $p\in (0,\infty]$, on cylindrical space-time domains $\Omega_T:=[0,T]\times \Omega$, $0<T<\infty$, $\Omega\subset \R^d$ Lipschitz, $d\in \mathbb{N}$, with respect to continuous anisotropic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-17 Pedro Morin , Cornelia Schneider , Nick Schneider

The state-of-the art proof of a global inf-sup condition on mixed finite element schemes does not allow for an analysis of truly indefinite, second-order linear elliptic PDEs. This paper, therefore, first analyses a nonconforming finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-01-21 Carsten Carstensen , Asha K. Dond , Neela Nataraj , Amiya K. Pani