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In the present paper we initiate the challenging task of building a mathematically sound theory for Adaptive Virtual Element Methods (AVEMs). Among the realm of polygonal meshes, we restrict our analysis to triangular meshes with hanging…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-12-02 L. Beirao da Veiga , C. Canuto , R. H. Nochetto , G. Vacca , M. Verani

We analyse the Virtual Element Methods (VEM) on a simple elliptic model problem, allowing for more general meshes than the one typically considered in the VEM literature. For instance, meshes with arbitrarily small edges (with respect to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-07-21 Lourenco Beirao da Veiga , Carlo Lovadina , Alessandro Russo

Fractional order models have proven to be a very useful tool for the modeling of the mechanical behaviour of viscoelastic materials. Traditional numerical solution methods exhibit various undesired properties due to the non-locality of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-01-30 Kai Diethelm

We present two a posteriori error estimators for the virtual element method (VEM) based on global and local flux reconstruction in the spirit of [5]. The proposed error estimators are reliable and efficient for the $h$-, $p$-, and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-14 F. Dassi , J. Gedicke , L. Mascotto

Low-order virtual element methods (VEM) compute a consistent finite-strain contribution through polynomial projections and rely on stabilization to control the unresolved modes in the projector kernel. In current hyperelastic VEM practice,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-21 Paulo Akira F. Enabe , Rodrigo Provasi

Simulation of fracturing processes in porous rocks can be divided into two main branches: (i) modeling the rock as a continuum which is enhanced with special features to account for fractures, or (ii) modeling the rock by a discrete (or…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-02-07 Halvor Møll Nilsen , Idar Larsen , Xavier Raynaud

We present two approaches to constructing isoparametric Virtual Element Methods of arbitrary order for linear elliptic partial differential equations on general two-dimensional domains. The first method approximates the variational problem…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-04-19 Andrea Cangiani , Andreas Dedner , Matthew Hubbard , Harry Wells

We introduce a new class of Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods for solving nonlinear conservation laws on unstructured Voronoi meshes that use a nonconforming Virtual Element basis defined within each polygonal control volume. The basis…

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For the solution of 2D exterior Dirichlet Poisson problems we propose the coupling of a Curved Virtual Element Method (CVEM) with a Boundary Element Method (BEM), by using decoupled approximation orders. We provide optimal convergence error…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-03-28 Luca Desiderio , Silvia Falletta , Matteo Ferrari , Letizia Scuderi

We analyze in this paper a virtual element approximation for the acoustic vibration problem. We consider a variational formulation relying only on the fluid displacement and propose a discretization by means of H(div) virtual elements with…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-01-19 Lourenço Beirão da Veiga , David Mora , Gonzalo Rivera , Rodolfo Rodríguez

We present an efficient hybrid Neural Network-Finite Element Method (NN-FEM) for solving the viscous-plastic (VP) sea-ice model. The VP model is widely used in climate simulations to represent large-scale sea-ice dynamics. However, the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-11 Nils Margenberg , Carolin Mehlmann

The paper presents a two-dimensional geometrically nonlinear formulation of a beam element that can accommodate arbitrarily large rotations of cross sections. The formulation is based on the integrated form of equilibrium equations, which…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-04-20 Milan Jirásek , Emma La Malfa Ribolla , Martin Horák

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

Standard Virtual Element Methods (VEM) are based on polynomial projections and require a stabilization term to evaluate the contribution of the non-polynomial component of the discrete space. However, the stabilization term is not uniquely…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-10 Paola Pia Foligno , Daniele Boffi , Fabio Credali , Riccardo Vescovini

The numerical simulation of physical processes in the underground frequently entails challenges related to the geometry and/or data. The former are mainly due to the shape of sedimentary layers and the presence of fractures and faults,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-28 Alessio Fumagalli , Anna Scotti , Luca Formaggia

We devise and evaluate numerically a Hybrid High-Order (HHO) method for incremental associative plasticity with small deformations. The HHO method uses as discrete unknowns piecewise polynomials of order $k\ge1$ on the mesh skeleton,…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2019-02-20 Mickaël Abbas , Alexandre Ern , Nicolas Pignet

We introduce and analyze a new mixed finite element method with reduced symmetry for the standard linear model in viscoelasticity. Following a previous approach employed for linear elastodynamics, the present problem is formulated as a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-05-05 Gabriel N. Gatica , Antonio Márquez , Salim Meddahi

We propose, analyze and implement a virtual element discretization for an interfacial poroelasticity-elasticity consolidation problem. The formulation of the time-dependent poroelasticity equations uses displacement, fluid pressure, and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-06-07 Sarvesh Kumar , David Mora , Ricardo Ruiz-Baier , Nitesh Verma

The modeling of large deformation fracture mechanics has been a challenging problem regarding the accuracy of numerical methods and their ability to deal with considerable changes in deformations of meshes where having the presence of…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2019-03-21 Hai D. Huynh , Phuong Tran , Xiaoying Zhuang , H. Nguyen-Xuan

This manuscript explores a variational quantum formulation for nonlinear elasticity problems arising from hyperelastic material models, targeting near term noisy intermediate scale quantum (NISQ) devices. The approach leverages the…

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