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We develop a stabilized cut finite element method for the convection problem on a surface based on continuous piecewise linear approximation and gradient jump stabilization terms. The discrete piecewise linear surface cuts through a…

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We develop a cut finite element method for the Darcy problem on surfaces. The cut finite element method is based on embedding the surface in a three dimensional finite element mesh and using finite element spaces defined on the three…

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We introduce an unfitted Nitsche finite element method with a new ghost-penalty stabilization based on local projection of the solution gradient. The proposed ghost-penalty operator is straightforward to implement, ensures algebraic…

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In this paper we analyze Nitsche's method for the stationary Boussinesq system with Navier's slip and a nonlinear boundary condition. Our analysis of the formulation establishes the robustness of a finite elements scheme in arbitrarily…

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We consider a new fictitious domain approach of higher order accuracy. To implement Dirichlet conditions we apply the classical Nitsche method combined with a facet-based stabilization (ghost penalty). Both techniques are combined with a…

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In this paper we consider a class of fictitious domain finite element methods known from the literature. These methods use standard finite element spaces on a fixed unfitted triangulation combined with the Nitsche technique and a ghost…

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We develop two unfitted finite element methods for the Stokes equations using $H^{\text{div}}$-conforming finite elements. Both methods achieve optimal convergence for velocity, ensure pointwise divergence-free velocity fields, and produce…

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We develop a cut finite element method for the Bernoulli free boundary problem. The free boundary, represented by an approximate signed distance function on a fixed background mesh, is allowed to intersect elements in an arbitrary fashion.…

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We present a method of CutFEM type for the Poisson problem with either Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions. The computational mesh is obtained from a background (typically uniform Cartesian) mesh by retaining only the elements…

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In this paper, we analyze the Nitsche's method for the stationary Navier-Stokes equations on Lipschitz domains under minimal regularity assumptions. Our analysis provides a robust formulation for implementing slip (i.e. Navier) boundary…

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The multimesh finite element method enables the solution of partial differential equations on a computational mesh composed by multiple arbitrarily overlapping meshes. The discretization is based on a continuous--discontinuous function…

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This paper develops and analyzes some continuous interior penalty finite element methods (CIP-FEMs) using piecewise linear polynomials for the Helmholtz equation with the first order absorbing boundary condition in two and three dimensions.…

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