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We present a novel probabilistic finite element method (FEM) for the solution and uncertainty quantification of elliptic partial differential equations based on random meshes, which we call random mesh FEM (RM-FEM). Our methodology allows…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-06-17 Assyr Abdulle , Giacomo Garegnani

The numerical simulation of physical processes in the underground frequently entails challenges related to the geometry and/or data. The former are mainly due to the shape of sedimentary layers and the presence of fractures and faults,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-28 Alessio Fumagalli , Anna Scotti , Luca Formaggia

We extend the conforming virtual element method to the numerical resolution of eigenvalue problems with potential terms on a polytopal mesh. An important application is that of the Schrodinger equation with a pseudopotential term. This…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-04-04 Ondrej Certik , Francesca Gardini , Gianmarco Manzini , Giuseppe Vacca

In this work, we review the framework of the Virtual Element Method (VEM) for a model in magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD), that incorporates a coupling between electromagnetics and fluid flow, and allows us to construct novel discretizations for…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-04-12 Sebastian Naranjo-Alvarez , Vrushali Bokil , Vitaliy Gyrya , Gianmarco Manzini

The lowest-order nonconforming virtual element extends the Morley triangular element to polygons for the approximation of the weak solution $u\in V:=H^2_0(\Omega)$ to the biharmonic equation. The abstract framework allows (even a mixture…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-05-19 Carsten Carstensen , Rekha Khot , Amiya K. Pani

We discuss the approximation of eigenvalue problems associated with elliptic partial differential equations using the virtual element method. After recalling the abstract theory, we present a model problem, describing in detail the features…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-01-01 Daniele Boffi , Francesca Gardini , Lucia Gastaldi

This paper analyses conforming and nonconforming virtual element formulations of arbitrary polynomial degrees on general polygonal meshes for the coupling of solid and fluid phases in deformable porous plates. The governing equations…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-05-01 Rekha Khot , David Mora , Ricardo Ruiz-Baier

Polytopal methods provide a flexible framework for the numerical approximation of partial differential equations on general meshes. Their convergence analysis raises specific challenges due to their inherently non-conforming nature and, in…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-25 Lourenço Beirão da Veiga , Daniele Antonio Di Pietro , Jérôme Droniou

In this paper we initiate the investigation of Virtual Elements with curved faces. We consider the case of a fixed curved boundary in two dimensions, as it happens in the approximation of problems posed on a curved domain or with a curved…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-16 L. Beirão da Veiga , A. Russo , G. Vacca

In this article, we propose and analyze a fully coupled, nonlinear, and energy-stable virtual element method (VEM) for solving the coupled Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) and Navier--Stokes (NS) equations modeling microfluidic and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-06-27 Mehdi Dehghan , Zeinab Gharibi , Ricardo Ruiz-Baier

In this work we analyze a virtual element method on polyhedral meshes for solving the sixth-order elliptic problem with simply supported boundary conditions. We apply the Ciarlet-Raviart arguments to introduce an auxiliary unknown…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-11-16 Franco Dassi , David Mora , Carlos Reales , Ivàn Velàsquez

This paper presents two approaches: the virtual element method (VEM) and the stabilization-free virtual element method (SFVEM) for analyzing thermomechanical behavior in electronic packaging structures with geometric multi-scale features.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-29 Yanpeng Gong , Sishuai Li , Fei Qin , Bingbing Xu

We introduce the Neural Approximated Virtual Element Method, a novel polygonal method that relies on neural networks to eliminate the need for projection and stabilization operators in the Virtual Element Method. In this paper, we discuss…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-12-01 Stefano Berrone , Davide Oberto , Moreno Pintore , Gioana Teora

We revisit classical Virtual Element approximations on polygonal and polyhedral decompositions. We also recall the treatment proposed for dealing with decompositions into polygons with curved edges. In the second part of the paper we…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-05-15 Franco Brezzi , L. Donatella Marini

Standard Virtual Element Methods (VEM) are based on polynomial projections and require a stabilization term to evaluate the contribution of the non-polynomial component of the discrete space. However, the stabilization term is not uniquely…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-10 Paola Pia Foligno , Daniele Boffi , Fabio Credali , Riccardo Vescovini

Stability and optimal convergence analysis of a non-uniform implicit-explicit L1 finite element method (IMEX-L1-FEM) is studied for a class of time-fractional linear partial differential/integro-differential equations with non-self-adjoint…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-03-19 Aditi Tomar , Lok Pati Tripathi , Amiya K. Pani

In this work we design a novel $C^1$-conforming virtual element method of arbitrary order $k \geq 2$, to solve the biharmonic problem on a domain with curved boundary and internal curved interfaces in two dimensions. By introducing a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-05-30 L. Beirão da Veiga , D. Mora , A. Silgado

We present a posteriori error estimates for inconsistent and non-hierarchical Galerkin methods for linear parabolic problems, allowing them to be used in conjunction with very general mesh modification for the first time. We treat schemes…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-05-13 Andrea Cangiani , Emmanuil H. Georgoulis , Oliver J. Sutton

Piecewise divergence-free nonconforming virtual elements are designed for Stokes problem in any dimensions. After introducing a local energy projector based on the Stokes problem and the stabilization, a divergence-free nonconforming…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-03-22 Huayi Wei , Xuehai Huang , Ao Li

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…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2007-07-12 Gunther H. Peichl , Rachid Touzani