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In this contribution we present a new computational method for coupled bulk-surface problems on time-dependent domains. The method is based on a space-time formulation using discontinuous piecewise linear elements in time and continuous…

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In the context of unfitted finite element discretizations the realization of high order methods is challenging due to the fact that the geometry approximation has to be sufficiently accurate. We consider a new unfitted finite element method…

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This is a survey on the theory of adaptive finite element methods (AFEMs), which are fundamental in modern computational science and engineering but whose mathematical assessment is a formidable challenge. We present a self-contained and…

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We propose an unfitted finite element method for flow in fractured porous media. The coupling across the fracture uses a Nitsche type mortaring, allowing for an accurate representation of the jump in the normal component of the gradient of…

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The paper develops an unfitted finite element method for solving the Darcy system of equations posed in a network of fractures embedded in a porous matrix. The approach builds on the Hughes--Masud stabilized formulation of the Darcy problem…

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This paper studies a model of two-phase flow with an immersed material viscous interface and a finite element method for numerical solution of the resulting system of PDEs. The interaction between the bulk and surface media is characterized…

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Phase transition problems on curved surfaces can lead to a panopticon of fascinating patterns. In this paper we consider finite element approximations of phase field models with a spatially inhomogeneous and anisotropic surface energy…

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We introduce generalised finite difference methods for solving fully nonlinear elliptic partial differential equations. Methods are based on piecewise Cartesian meshes augmented by additional points along the boundary. This allows for…

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In this paper, we study a numerical method for the solution of partial differential equations on evolving surfaces. The numerical method is built on the stabilized trace finite element method (TraceFEM) for the spatial discretization and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-03-23 Christoph Lehrenfeld , Maxim A. Olshanskii , Xianmin Xu

An important step in shape optimization with partial differential equation constraints is to adapt the geometry during each optimization iteration. Common strategies are to employ mesh-deformation or re-meshing, where one or the other…

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The phase field model is a widely used mathematical approach for describing crack propagation in continuum damage fractures. In the context of phase field fracture simulations, adaptive finite element methods (AFEM) are often employed to…

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We consider adaptive finite element methods for solving a multiscale system consisting of a macroscale model comprising a system of reaction-diffusion partial differential equations coupled to a microscale model comprising a system of…

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In this paper, we develop a high order numerical method for the numerical solutions of scattering problems with slightly perturbed periodic surfaces in two dimensional spaces. Based on the regularity property introduced in Part I, the…

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We present a novel approach that integrates unfitted finite element methods and neural networks to approximate partial differential equations on complex geometries. Easy-to-generate background meshes (e.g., a simple Cartesian mesh) that cut…

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We consider the reliable implementation of high-order unfitted finite element methods on Cartesian meshes with hanging nodes for elliptic interface problems. We construct a reliable algorithm to merge small interface elements with their…

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When modeling scientific and industrial problems, geometries are typically modeled by explicit boundary representations obtained from computer-aided design software. Unfitted (also known as embedded or immersed) finite element methods offer…

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This article presents an error analysis of the recently introduced Frenet immersed finite element (IFE) method. The Frenet IFE space employed in this method is constructed to be locally conforming to the function space of the associated…

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Fitted finite element methods are constructed for a singularly perturbed convection-diffusion problem in two space dimensions. Exponential splines as basis functions are combined with Shishkin meshes to obtain a stable parameter-uniform…

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A finite element method for elliptic problems with discontinuous coefficients is presented. The discontinuity is assumed to take place along a closed smooth curve. The proposed method allows to deal with meshes that are not adapted to the…

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