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Numerically solving high-dimensional random parametric PDEs poses a challenging computational problem. It is well-known that numerical methods can greatly benefit from adaptive refinement algorithms, in particular when functional…

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A finite element approach for approximating the solution of a mathematical model for the response of a penetrable, bounded object (obstacle) to the excitation by an external electromagnetic field is presented and investigated. The model…

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In this article we develop a convergence theory for goal-oriented adaptive finite element algorithms designed for a class of second-order semilinear elliptic equations. We briefly discuss the target problem class, and introduce several…

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Considering fractional fast diffusion equations on bounded open polyhedral domains in $\mathbb{R}^N$, we give a fully Galerkin approximation of the solutions by $C^0$-piecewise linear finite elements in space and backward Euler…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-12-18 Dongxue Li , Youquan Zheng

We present a novel artificial diffusion method to circumvent the instabilities associated with the standard finite element approximation of convection-diffusion equations. Motivated by the micromorphic approach, we introduce an auxiliary…

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Stochastic models of chemical systems are often analysed by solving the corresponding Fokker-Planck equation which is a drift-diffusion partial differential equation for the probability distribution function. Efficient numerical solution of…

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A space discrete approximation to a highly nonlinear reaction-diffusion system endowed with a stochastic dynamical boundary condition is analyzed and the convergence of the discrete scheme to the solution to the corresponding continuum…

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We propose a fourth-order unfitted characteristic finite element method to solve the advection-diffusion equation on time-varying domains. Based on a characteristic-Galerkin formulation, our method combines the cubic MARS method for…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-06-09 Chuwen Ma , Qinghai Zhang , Weiying Zheng

We consider radial decreasing solutions of the semilinear heat equation with exponential nonlinearity. We provide a relatively simple proof of the sharp upper estimates for the final blowup profile and for the refined space-time behavior.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-04-30 Philippe Souplet

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…

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In this paper we prove the optimal convergence of a standard adaptive scheme based on edge finite elements for the approximation of the solutions of the eigenvalue problem associated with Maxwell's equations. The proof uses the known…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-04-09 Daniele Boffi , Lucia Gastaldi

We consider the initial boundary value problem for the inhomogeneous time-fractional diffusion equation with a homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition and a nonsmooth right hand side data in a bounded convex polyhedral domain. We analyze…

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In this article, we introduce a finite element method designed for the robust computation of approximate signed distance functions to arbitrary boundaries in two and three dimensions. Our method employs a novel prediction-correction…

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We study convergence of the evolving finite element semi-discretization of a parabolic partial differential equation on an evolving bulk domain. The boundary of the domain evolves with a given velocity, which is then extended to the bulk by…

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We consider a finite element approximation for a system consisting of the evolution of a closed planar curve by forced curve shortening flow coupled to a reaction-diffusion equation on the evolving curve. The scheme for the curve evolution…

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We consider the space-time boundary element method (BEM) for the heat equation with prescribed initial and Dirichlet data. We propose a residual-type a posteriori error estimator that is a lower bound and, up to weighted $L_2$-norms of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-01-11 Gregor Gantner , Raymond van Venetië

By using the Onsager principle as an approximation tool, we give a novel derivation for the moving finite element method for gradient flow equations. We show that the discretized problem has the same energy dissipation structure as the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-09-04 Xianmin Xu

This article initiates the study of space-time adaptive mesh refinements for time-dependent boundary element formulations of wave equations. Based on error indicators of residual type, we formulate an adaptive boundary element procedure for…

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For a reaction-dominated diffusion problem we study a primal and a dual hybrid finite element method where weak continuity conditions are enforced by Lagrange multipliers. Uniform robustness of the discrete methods is achieved by enriching…

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