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A low-order nonconforming finite element discretization of a smooth de Rham complex starting from the $H^2$ space in three dimensions is proposed, involving an $H^2$-nonconforming finite element space, a new tangentially continuous…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-05 Xuewei Cui , Xuehai Huang

We revise the finite element formulation for Lagrange, Raviart- Thomas, and Taylor-Hood finite element spaces. We solve Laplace equation in first and second order formulation, and compare the solutions obtained with Lagrange and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-12-01 Felipe Cruz

We study the two primary families of spaces of finite element differential forms with respect to a simplicial mesh in any number of space dimensions. These spaces are generalizations of the classical finite element spaces for vector fields,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-01-29 Douglas N. Arnold , Richard S. Falk , Ragnar Winther

For an elliptic problem with two space dimensions, we propose to formulate the finite volume method with the help of Petrov-Galerkin mixed finite elementsthat are based on the building of a dual Raviart-Thomas basis.

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2010-12-09 François Dubois

New low-order $H(\textrm{div})$-conforming finite elements for symmetric tensors are constructed in arbitrary dimension. The space of shape functions is defined by enriching the symmetric quadratic polynomial space with the $(d+1)$-order…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-02-22 Xuehai Huang , Chao Zhang , Yaqian Zhou , Yangxing Zhu

We develop a general framework for construction and analysis of discrete extension operators with application to unfitted finite element approximation of partial differential equations. In unfitted methods so called cut elements intersected…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-01-26 Erik Burman , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson

This work proposes two nodal type nonconforming finite elements over convex quadrilaterals, which are parts of a finite element exact sequence. Both elements are of 12 degrees of freedom (DoFs) with polynomial shape function spaces…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-16 Xinchen Zhou , Zhaoliang Meng , Xin Fan , Zhongxuan Luo

High-order spatial discretisations and full discretisations of parabolic partial differential equations on evolving surfaces are studied. We prove convergence of the high-order evolving surface finite element method, by showing high-order…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-06-24 Balázs Kovács

In this paper, we recursively construct explicit elements of provably high order in finite fields. We do this using the recursive formulas developed by Elkies to describe explicit modular towers. In particular, we give two explicit…

In this paper a class of higher order finite element methods for the discretization of surface Stokes equations is studied. These methods are based on an unfitted finite element approach in which standard Taylor-Hood spaces on an underlying…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-09-19 Thomas Jankuhn , Arnold Reusken

This paper proposes novel decoupled finite element methods for a fourth-order exterior differential equation. Based on differential complexes and the Helmholtz decomposition, the fourth-order exterior differential equation is decomposed…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-20 Xuewei Cui , Xuehai Huang

We consider a finite element discretization for the dual Rudin--Osher--Fatemi model using a Raviart--Thomas basis for $H_0 (\mathrm{div};\Omega)$. Since the proposed discretization has splitting property for the energy functional, which is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-06-10 Chang-Ock Lee , Eun-Hee Park , Jongho Park

We provide a finite element discretization of $\ell$-form-valued $k$-forms on triangulation in $\mathbb{R}^{n}$ for general $k$, $\ell$ and $n$ and any polynomial degree. The construction generalizes finite element Whitney forms for the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-23 Kaibo Hu , Ting Lin

In this paper, we present explicit expressions for conforming finite element function spaces, basis functions, and degrees of freedom on the pentatope and tetrahedral prism elements. More generally, our objective is to construct finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-15 David M. Williams , Nilima Nigam

In this work we derive equivalence relations between mimetic finite difference schemes on simplicial grids and modified N\'ed\'elec-Raviart-Thomas finite element methods for model problems in $\mathbf{H}(\operatorname{\mathbf{curl}})$ and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-03-17 Carmen Rodrigo , Francisco Gaspar , Xiaozhe Hu , Ludmil Zikatanov

In this paper we prove the discrete compactness property for a wide class of p-version finite element approximations of non-elliptic variational eigenvalue problems in two and three space dimensions. In a very general framework, we find…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-08-01 Daniele Boffi , Martin Costabel , Monique Dauge , Leszek Demkowicz , Ralf Hiptmair

By rewriting the Navier-Stokes equation in terms of differential forms we give a formulation which is abstracted and reproduced in a finite dimensional setting. We give two examples of these finite models and, in the latter case, prove some…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2011-02-14 Scott O. Wilson

In this paper, we present how high-order accurate solutions to elliptic partial differential equations can be achieved in arbitrary spatial domains using radial basis function-generated finite differences (RBF-FD) on unfitted node sets…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-07-23 Morten E. Nielsen , Bengt Fornberg

In mixed finite element approximations of Hodge Laplace problems associated with the de Rham complex, the exterior derivative operators are computed exactly, so the spatial locality is preserved. However, the numerical approximations of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-10-30 Jeonghun J. Lee

In this paper, we propose a novel recovery based finite element method for the Cahn-Hilliard equation. One distinguishing feature of the method is that we discretize the fourth-order differential operator in a standard $C^0$ linear finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-12-30 Minqiang Xu , Hailong Guo , Qingsong Zou