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This paper introduces a novel tangential-normal ($t$-$n$) decomposition for finite element differential forms, presenting a new framework for constructing bases in finite element exterior calculus. The main contribution is the development…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-03 Long Chen , Xuehai Huang

This paper constructs a unified family of nonconforming finite element spaces for $H\Lambda^k$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ ($0\leqslant k\leqslant n$, $n\geqslant 1$). The spaces employ piecewise Whitney forms as shape functions, and include the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-22 Shuo Zhang

A low-order nonconforming finite element discretization of a smooth de Rham complex starting from the $H^2$ space in three dimensions is proposed, involving an $H^2$-nonconforming finite element space, a new tangentially continuous…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-05 Xuewei Cui , Xuehai Huang

We study the two primary families of spaces of finite element differential forms with respect to a simplicial mesh in any number of space dimensions. These spaces are generalizations of the classical finite element spaces for vector fields,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-01-29 Douglas N. Arnold , Richard S. Falk , Ragnar Winther

This paper is devoted to the construction of finite elements on grids that consist of general quadrilaterals not limited in parallelograms. Two finite elements defined as Ciarlet's triple are established for the $H^1$ and $H(\rm rot)$…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-06-25 Qimeng Quan , Xia Ji , Shuo Zhang

We introduce \texttt{featom}, an open source code that implements a high-order finite element solver for the radial Schr\"odinger, Dirac, and Kohn-Sham equations. The formulation accommodates various mesh types, such as uniform or…

We show how the high order finite element spaces of differential forms due to Raviart-Thomas-N\'edelec-Hiptmair fit into the framework of finite element systems, in an elaboration of the finite element exterior calculus of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-07-01 Snorre Harald Christiansen , Francesca Rapetti

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…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-02-22 Xuehai Huang , Chao Zhang , Yaqian Zhou , Yangxing Zhu

Many classical finite elements such as the Argyris and Bell elements have long been absent from high-level PDE software. Building on recent theoretical work, we describe how to implement very general finite element transformations in FInAT…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2020-08-26 Robert C. Kirby , Lawrence Mitchell

We present degrees of freedom to accompany the approximation spaces already presented in a companion paper and thus complete the definition of families of high-order conforming finite elements on pyramids for the spaces of the de Rham…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2010-10-29 Nilima Nigam , Joel Phillips

The aim of this article is to derive discontinuous finite elements vector spaces which can be put in a discrete de-Rham complex for which an harmonic gap property may be proven. First, discontinuous finite element spaces inspired by…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-01-16 Vincent Perrier

In this paper, we present explicit expressions for conforming finite element function spaces, basis functions, and degrees of freedom on the pentatope and tetrahedral prism elements. More generally, our objective is to construct finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-15 David M. Williams , Nilima Nigam

We discuss the construction of finite element spaces of differential forms which satisfy the crucial assumptions of the finite element exterior calculus, namely that they can be assembled into subcomplexes of the de Rham complex which admit…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-01-29 Douglas N. Arnold

This article reports on the confluence of two streams of research, one emanating from the fields of numerical analysis and scientific computation, the other from topology and geometry. In it we consider the numerical discretization of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-01-29 Douglas N. Arnold , Richard S. Falk , Ragnar Winther

Two nonconforming finite element Stokes complexes starting from the conforming Lagrange element and ending with the nonconforming $P_1$-$P_0$ element for the Stokes equation in three dimensions are constructed. And commutative diagrams are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-09-01 Xuehai Huang

Modeling the unusual mechanical properties of metamaterials is a challenging topic for the mechanics community and enriched continuum theories are promising computational tools for such materials. The so-called relaxed micromorphic model…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-05-17 Jörg Schröder , Mohammad Sarhil , Lisa Scheunemann , Patrizio Neff

This work concerns finite free complexes over commutative noetherian rings, in particular over group algebras of elementary abelian groups. The main contribution is the construction of complexes such that the total rank of their underlying…

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2018-05-11 Srikanth B. Iyengar , Mark E. Walker

This work develops a convergence theory for H(div)-conforming finite element methods applied to the steady Oseen problem, focusing on cases where the exact finite element complex holds while the commuting diagram property may fail. The…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-01 Jin Zhang , Xiaowei Liu

What are simplest ways to construct a finite group from its atomic constituents? To understand part-whole relations between finite simple groups and the global structure of finite groups, we axiomatize complexity measures on finite groups.…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2021-09-02 Chrystopher L. Nehaniv

We give a systematic and self-contained account of the construction of geometrically decomposed bases and degrees of freedom in finite element exterior calculus. In particular, we elaborate upon a previously overlooked basis for one of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-10-24 Martin W. Licht