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We initiate the design and the analysis of stabilization-free Virtual Element Methods for the laplacian problem written in mixed form. A Virtual Element version of the lowest order Raviart-Thomas Finite Element is considered. To reduce the…
In this paper we study finite element discretizations of a surface vector-Laplace eigenproblem. We consider two known classes of finite element methods, namely one based on a vector analogon of the Dziuk-Elliott surface finite element…
The dynamic Laplace operator arises from extending problems of isoperimetry from fixed manifolds to manifolds evolved by general nonlinear dynamics. Eigenfunctions of this operator are used to identify and track finite-time coherent sets,…
In a 1988 article, Dziuk introduced a nodal finite element method for the Laplace-Beltrami equation on 2-surfaces approximated by a piecewise-linear triangulation, initiating a line of research into surface finite element methods (SFEM).…
We consider the application of finite element exterior calculus (FEEC) methods to a class of canonical Hamiltonian PDE systems involving differential forms. Solutions to these systems satisfy a local multisymplectic conservation law, which…
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…
Variational time discretization schemes are getting of increasing importance for the accurate numerical approximation of transient phenomena. The applicability and value of mixed finite element methods (MFEM) in space for simulating…
The fourth-order PDE that models the density variation of smectic A liquid crystals presents unique challenges in its (numerical) analysis beyond more common fourth-order operators, such as the classical biharmonic. While the operator is…
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…
The success of symplectic integrators for Hamiltonian ODEs has led to a decades-long program of research seeking analogously structure-preserving numerical methods for Hamiltonian PDEs. In this paper, we construct a large class of such…
Three different displacement based finite element formulations over arbitrary polygons are studied in this paper. The formulations considered are: the conventional polygonal finite element method (FEM) with Laplace interpolants, the…
The nonlinear weakly dispersive Serre equations contain higher-order dispersive terms. This includes a mixed derivative flux term which is difficult to handle numerically. The mix spatial and temporal derivative dispersive term is replaced…
Over the last ten years, the Finite Element Exterior Calculus (FEEC) has been developed as a general framework for linear mixed variational problems, their numerical approximation by mixed methods, and their error analysis. The basic…
A finite element (FE) discretization for the steady, incompressible, fully inhomogeneous, generalized Navier-Stokes equations is proposed. By the method of divergence reconstruction operators, the formulation is valid for all shear stress…
This paper addresses the variational multiscale stabilization of standard finite element methods for linear partial differential equations that exhibit multiscale features. The stabilization is of Petrov-Galerkin type with a standard finite…
This is a study of certain finite element methods designed for convection-dominated, time-dependent partial differential equations. Specifically, we analyze high order space-time tensor product finite element discretizations, used in a…
We present a new mixed finite element method for a class of parabolic equations with $p$-Laplacian and nonlinear memory. The applicability, stability and convergence of the method are studied. First, the problem is written in a mixed…
We consider the equilibrium equations for a linearized Cosserat material and provide two perspectives concerning well-posedness. First, the system can be viewed as the Hodge Laplace problem on a differential complex. On the other hand, we…
We prove convergence and stability of the discrete exterior calculus (DEC) solutions for the Hodge-Laplace problems in two dimensions for families of meshes that are non-degenerate Delaunay and shape regular. We do this by relating the DEC…
We present a new high order finite element method for the discretization of partial differential equations on stationary smooth surfaces which are implicitly described as the zero level of a level set function. The discretization is based…