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In this paper we develop an a posteriori error analysis for the stationary Stokes-Darcy coupled problem approximated by conforming finite element method on isotropic meshes in $\mathbb{R}^d$, $d\in\{2,3\}$. The approach utilizes a new…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-10 Koffi Wilfrid Houédanou , Jamal Adetola

We show how a posteriori goal oriented error estimation can be used to efficiently solve the subproblems occurring in a Model Predictive Control (MPC) algorithm. In MPC, only an initial part of a computed solution is implemented as a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-03-02 Lars Grüne , Manuel Schaller , Anton Schiela

We develop a rigorous framework for global non-convex optimization by reformulating the minimization problem as a discounted infinite-horizon optimal control problem. For non-convex, continuous, and possibly non-smooth objective functions…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-31 Yuyang Huang , Dante Kalise , Hicham Kouhkouh

A general a posteriori error analysis applies to five lowest-order finite element methods for two fourth-order semi-linear problems with trilinear non-linearity and a general source. A quasi-optimal smoother extends the source term to the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-09-18 Carsten Carstensen , Benedikt Gräßle , Neela Nataraj

This paper addresses the problems of stabilization, robust control, and observer design for nonlinear systems. We build upon recently a proposed method based on contraction theory and convex optimization, extending the class of systems to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-09-29 Ian R. Manchester , Jean-Jacques E. Slotine

In this paper we develop a stochastic heavy ball method for solving ill-posed inverse problems. The method updates the iterate using only a randomly selected equation at each iteration step while incorporating a momentum term into the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-14 Ruixue Gu , Qinian Jin

We consider the unilateral contact problem between an elastic body and a rigid foundation in a description that includes both Tresca and Coulomb friction conditions. For this problem, we present an a posteriori error analysis based on an…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-08 Ilaria Fontana , Daniele A. Di Pietro

Convex duality has been leveraged in recent years to derive a posteriori error estimates and identities for a wide range of non-linear and non-smooth scalar problems. By employing remarkable compatibility properties of the Crouzeix-Raviart…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-05 P. A. Gazca-Orozco , A. Kaltenbach

This work is motivated by the need of efficient numerical simulations of gas flows in the serpentine channels used in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. In particular, we consider the Poisson problem in a 2D domain composed of several…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-12-14 Hussein Albazzal , Alexei Lozinski , Roberta Tittarelli

We propose and analyze a reliable and efficient a posteriori error estimator for a constrained linear-quadratic optimal control problem involving Dirac measures; the control variable corresponds to the amplitude of forces modeled as point…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-09 Alejandro Allendes , Enrique Otarola , Richard Rankin , Abner J. Salgado

This work presents a unified framework that combines global approximations with locally built models to handle challenging nonconvex and nonsmooth composite optimization problems, including cases involving extended real-valued functions. We…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-19 Welington de Oliveira , Johannes O. Royset

We consider in this paper, a new a posteriori residual type error estimator of a conforming mixed finite element method for the coupling of fluid flow with porous media flow on isotropic meshes. Flows are governed by the Navier-Stokes and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-03-07 Koffi Wilfrid Houedanou , Jamal Adetola , Bernardin Ahounou

We consider Poisson's equation with a finite number of weighted Dirac masses as a source term, together with its discretization by means of conforming finite elements. For the error in fractional Sobolev spaces, we propose residual-type a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-07-30 Fernando D. Gaspoz , Pedro Morin , Andreas Veeser

This paper presents a study of finite element error estimation of advection-diffusion-reaction equation with spatially variable coefficients. We have derived a priori and a posteriori errors in both energy and L2 norm. We have used…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-11-14 Prof. B. V. Rathish Kumar , Manisha Chowdhury

Computable estimates for the error of finite element discretisations of parabolic problems in the $L^\infty(0,T; L^2)$ norm are developed, which exhibit constant effectivities (the ratio of the estimated error to the true error) with…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-03-09 Oliver J. Sutton

We propose a randomized a posteriori error estimator for reduced order approximations of parametrized (partial) differential equations. The error estimator has several important properties: the effectivity is close to unity with prescribed…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-04-02 Kathrin Smetana , Olivier Zahm , Anthony T Patera

Adaptive quasicontinuum (QC) methods are important methodologies in molecular mechanics for the simulations of materials with defects, intending to achieve the optimal balance of accuracy and efficiency on the fly. In this study, we propose…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-26 Hao Wang , Yangshuai Wang

We define an a posteriori verification procedure that enables to control and certify PGD-based model reduction techniques applied to parametrized linear elliptic or parabolic problems. Using the concept of constitutive relation error, it…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-06-22 Ludovic Chamoin , Florent Pled , Pierre-Eric Allier , Pierre Ladevèze

We consider hyperelastic problems and their numerical solution using a conforming finite element discretization and iterative linearization algorithms. For these problems, we present equilibrated, weakly symmetric, $H(\rm{div)}$-conforming…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-10-19 Michele Botti , Rita Riedlbeck

Post-processing techniques are essential tools for enhancing the accuracy of finite element approximations and achieving superconvergence. Among these, recovery techniques stand out as vital methods, playing significant roles in both…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-06 Hailong Guo , Zhimin Zhang