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We develop a cut finite element method for a second order elliptic coupled bulk-surface model problem. We prove a priori estimates for the energy and $L^2$ norms of the error. Using stabilization terms we show that the resulting algebraic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-03-27 Erik Burman , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson , Sara Zahedi

We survey recent contributions to finite element exterior calculus on manifolds and surfaces within a comprehensive formalism for the error analysis of vector-valued partial differential equations on manifolds. Our primary focus is on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-02 Martin W. Licht

We present a novel parametric finite element approach for simulating the surface diffusion of curves and surfaces. Our core strategy incorporates a predictor-corrector time-stepping method, which enhances the classical first-order temporal…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-17 Wei Jiang , Chunmei Su , Ganghui Zhang , Lian Zhang

In this paper, we propose a new formulation and a suitable finite element method for the steady coupling of viscous flow in deformable porous media using divergence-conforming filtration fluxes. The proposed method is based on the use of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-23 Ruben Caraballo , Chansophea Wathanak In , Alberto F. Martín , Ricardo Ruiz-Baier

A stabilized conforming mixed finite element method for the three-field (displacement, fluid flux and pressure) poroelasticity problem is developed and analyzed. We use the lowest possible approximation order, namely piecewise constant…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-09-23 Lorenz Berger , Rafel Bordas , David Kay , Simon Tavener

We consider the surface Stokes equation on a smooth closed hypersurface in three-dimensional space. For discretization of this problem a generalization of the surface finite element method (SFEM) of Dziuk-Elliott combined with a Hood-Taylor…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-09 Arnold Reusken

We construct and analyze a TraceFEM discretization for the surface biharmonic problem. The method utilizes standard quadratic Lagrange finite element spaces defined on a three-dimensional background mesh and a symmetric $C^0$ interior…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-23 Michael Neilan , Hongzhi Wan

A precise domain triangulation is recognized as indispensable for the accurate numerical approximation of differential operators within collocation methods, leading to a substantial reduction in discretization errors. An efficient finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-15 G. Shylaja , V. Kesavulu Naidu , B. Venkatesh , S. M. Mallikarjunaiah

We consider the least-squares finite element method (lsfem) for systems of nonlinear ordinary differential equations and establish an optimal error estimate for this method when piecewise linear elements are used. The main assumptions are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-10-01 Matthias Chung , Justin Krueger , Honghu Liu

This paper is a generalization of the previous work (Yang et.al, J. Comput. Phys. 330 (2017), 863-883) to the 3-D irregular convex domains. The analytical calculation formula of fractional derivatives of finite element basis functions are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-09-10 Zongze Yang , Zhanbin Yuan , Yufeng Nie , Jungang Wang

When modelling discontinuities (interfaces) using the finite element method, the standard approach is to use a conforming finite-element mesh in which the mesh matches the interfaces. However, this approach can prove cumbersome if the…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-06-06 Jedrzej Dobrzanski , Kajetan Wojtacki , Stanislaw Stupkiewicz

We describe an apparatus for subgradient-following of the optimum of convex problems with variational penalties. In this setting, we receive a sequence $y_i,\ldots,y_n$ and seek a smooth sequence $x_1,\ldots,x_n$. The smooth sequence needs…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-04-11 Kai-Chia Mo , Shai Shalev-Shwartz , Nisæl Shártov

The implementation of the finite element method for linear elliptic equations requires to assemble the stiffness matrix and the load vector. In general, the entries of this matrix-vector system are not known explicitly but need to be…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-08-26 Raphael Kruse , Nick Polydorides , Yue Wu

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).…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-04-09 Michael Holst , Adam Mihalik , Ryan Szypowski

We propose higher-order isoparametric finite element approximations for mean curvature flow and surface diffusion. The methods are natural extensions of the piecewise linear finite element methods introduced by Barrett, Garcke, and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-29 Harald Garcke , Robert Nürnberg , Simon Praetorius , Ganghui Zhang

Finite Element codes used for solving the mechanical equilibrium equations in transient problems associated to (time-dependent) viscoelastic media generally relies on time-discretized versions of the selected constitutive law. Recent…

Classical Physics · Physics 2022-11-15 Stéphane André , Camille Noûs

In this work, we develop and analyze a higher-order finite element method for the multidimensional fragmentation equation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to establish a rigorous, conforming finite element framework…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-10 Arushi , Naresh Kumar

In this paper we consider a fully discrete numerical method for the unsteady Navier-Stokes equations on a smooth closed stationary surface in $\mathbb{R}^3$. We use the surface finite element method (SFEM) with a generalized Taylor-Hood…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-03 Charles M. Elliott , Achilleas Mavrakis

We introduce a new method, the Local Monge Parametrizations (LMP) method, to approximate tensor fields on general surfaces given by a collection of local parametrizations, e.g.~as in finite element or NURBS surface representations. Our goal…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-02-20 Alejandro Torres-Sánchez , Daniel Santos-Oliván , Marino Arroyo

In this paper we develop a simple finite element method for simulation of embedded layers of high permeability in a matrix of lower permeability using a basic model of Darcy flow in embedded cracks. The cracks are allowed to cut through the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-09-05 Erik Burman , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson