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We extend the recently introduced divergence-conforming immersed boundary (DCIB) method [1] to fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems involving closed co-dimension one solids. We focus on capsules and vesicles, whose discretization is…

This work develops a framework to create meshes with user-specified homology from potentially dirty geometry by coupling background grids, persistent homology, and a generalization of volume fractions. For a mesh with fixed grid size, the…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2025-02-18 Brian Shawcroft , Kendrick M. Shepherd , Scott Mitchell

In this paper, by means of a standard model problem, we devise an approach to computing approximate dual bounds for use in global optimization of coefficient identification in partial differential equations (PDEs) by, e.g., (spatial)…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-20 Barbara Kaltenbacher , Paul Manns

This paper deals with a simple and straightforward procedure for automatic generation of finite-element or finite-volume meshes of spheroidal domains, consisting of tetrahedra. Besides the equation of the boundary, the generated meshes…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2017-05-30 Vitoriano Ruas

Point clouds and polygonal meshes are widely used when modeling real-world scenarios. Here, point clouds arise, for instance, from acquisition processes applied in various surroundings, such as reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, or…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2025-11-24 Henriette Lipschütz , Ulrich Reitebuch , Konrad Polthier , Martin Skrodzki

This paper proposes improvements to the physically-based surface triangulation method, bubble meshing. The method simulates physical bubbles to automatically generate mesh vertices, resulting in high-quality Delaunay triangles. Despite its…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2025-08-08 Lei Shangyu , Fan Wei , Ren Hui

Accurate monocular metric depth estimation (MMDE) is crucial to solving downstream tasks in 3D perception and modeling. However, the remarkable accuracy of recent MMDE methods is confined to their training domains. These methods fail to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-19 Luigi Piccinelli , Christos Sakaridis , Yung-Hsu Yang , Mattia Segu , Siyuan Li , Wim Abbeloos , Luc Van Gool

Immersed finite element methods provide a convenient analysis framework for problems involving geometrically complex domains, such as those found in topology optimization and microstructures for engineered materials. However, their…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-01-30 Nils Wunsch , Keenan Doble , Mathias R. Schmidt , Lise Noël , John A. Evans , Kurt Maute

Surface parameterization plays an essential role in numerous computer graphics and geometry processing applications. Traditional parameterization approaches are designed for high-quality meshes laboriously created by specialized 3D…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-29 Qijian Zhang , Junhui Hou , Wenping Wang , Ying He

We introduce the concept of compressed convolution, a technique to convolve a given data set with a large number of non-orthogonal kernels. In typical applications our technique drastically reduces the effective number of computations. The…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-08 F. Elsner , B. D. Wandelt

Accurate monocular metric depth estimation (MMDE) is crucial to solving downstream tasks in 3D perception and modeling. However, the remarkable accuracy of recent MMDE methods is confined to their training domains. These methods fail to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-29 Luigi Piccinelli , Yung-Hsu Yang , Christos Sakaridis , Mattia Segu , Siyuan Li , Luc Van Gool , Fisher Yu

We propose conformal generative modeling, a framework for generative modeling on 2D surfaces approximated by discrete triangle meshes. Our approach leverages advances in discrete conformal geometry to develop a map from a source triangle…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-21 Victor Dorobantu , Charlotte Borcherds , Yisong Yue

In this work, a 2D contour generation algorithm is proposed for irregular regions. The contour of the physical domain is approximated by mesh segments using the known coordinates of the contour. For this purpose, the algorithm uses a…

We present a novel framework for PDE-constrained $r$-adaptivity of high-order meshes. The proposed method formulates mesh movement as an optimization problem, with an objective function defined as a convex combination of a mesh quality…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-03 Tzanio Kolev , Boyan Lazarov , Ketan Mittal , Mathias Schmidt , Vladimir Tomov

For linear elastic problems, it is well-known that mesh generation dominates the total analysis time. Different types of methods have been proposed to directly or indirectly alleviate this burden associated with mesh generation. We review…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-11-01 H. Lian , S. P. A. Bordas , R. Sevilla , R. N. Simpson

In the context of numerical solution of PDEs, dynamic mesh redistribution methods (r-adaptive methods) are an important procedure for increasing the resolution in regions of interest, without modifying the connectivity of the mesh. Key to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-17 Chris J. Budd , Andrew T. T. McRae , Colin J. Cotter

In this paper we consider finite element approaches to computing the mean curvature vector and normal at the vertices of piecewise linear triangulated surfaces. In particular, we adopt a stabilization technique which allows for first order…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-03-17 Mirza Cenanovic , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson

This work is concerned with a representation of shapes that disentangles fine, local and possibly repeating geometry, from global, coarse structures. Achieving such disentanglement leads to two unrelated advantages: i) a significant…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-04-06 Luca Morreale , Noam Aigerman , Paul Guerrero , Vladimir G. Kim , Niloy J. Mitra

A class of quasilinear singularly perturbed boundary value problems with a turning point of attractive type is considered. The problems are solved numerically by a finite-difference scheme on a special discretization mesh which is dense…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-04-21 Relja Vulanović

A second-order face-centred finite volume strategy on general meshes is proposed. The method uses a mixed formulation in which a constant approximation of the unknown is computed on the faces of the mesh. Such information is then used to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-12-01 Matteo Giacomini , Ruben Sevilla