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The Finite Element Method (FEM) is the gold standard for spatial discretization in numerical simulations for a wide spectrum of real-world engineering problems. Prototypical areas of interest include linear heat transfer and linear…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-01-10 Marcelo Forets , Daniel Freire Caporale , Jorge M. Pérez Zerpa

Localized features such as singularities, sharp gradients, discontinuities, and moving sources require adaptive finite element discretizations. Conventional refinement strategies introduce significant computational overhead through…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Jan Niklas Schmäke , Martin Ruess

We present a new framework for expressing finite element methods on multiple intersecting meshes: multimesh finite element methods. The framework enables the use of separate meshes to discretize parts of a computational domain that are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-08-28 August Johansson , Benjamin Kehlet , Mats G. Larson , Anders Logg

We develop a discontinuous cut finite element method (CutFEM) for the Laplace-Beltrami operator on a hypersurface embedded in $\mathbb{R}^d$. The method is constructed by using a discontinuous piecewise linear finite element space defined…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-07-22 Erik Burman , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson , Andre Massing

We present a new fixed mesh algorithm for solving a class of interface inverse problems for the typical elliptic interface problems. These interface inverse problems are formulated as shape optimization prob- lems whose objective…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-18 Ruchi Guo , Tao Lin , Yanping Lin

In this paper, new unfitted mixed finite elements are presented for elliptic interface problems with jump coefficients. Our model is based on a fictitious domain formulation with distributed Lagrange multiplier. The relevance of our…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-09-15 Najwa Alshehri , Daniele Boffi , Lucia Gastaldi

We develop a cut finite element method (CutFEM) for the convection problem in a so called fractured domain which is a union of manifolds of different dimensions such that a $d$ dimensional component always resides on the boundary of a $d+1$…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-02-05 Erik Burman , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson , Karl Larsson

Fluid-particle systems are very common in many natural processes and engineering applications. However, accurately and efficiently modelling fluid-particle systems with complex particle shapes is still a challenging task. Here, we present a…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-03-22 Pei Zhang , Ling Qiu , S. A. Galindo-Torres , Yilin Chen , A. Scheuermann , Ling Li

In this paper we consider a class of unfitted finite element methods for scalar elliptic problems. These so-called CutFEM methods use standard finite element spaces on a fixed unfitted triangulation combined with the Nitsche technique and a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-12-26 Sven Gross , Arnold Reusken

In this work, we propose the application of the eXtended Finite Element Method (XFEM) in the context of the coupling between three-dimensional and one-dimensional elliptic problems. In particular, we consider the case in which the 3D-1D…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-02-20 Denise Grappein , Stefano Scialó , Fabio Vicini

We present a loosely coupled approach for the solution of fluid-structure interaction problems between a compressible flow and a deformable structure. The method is based on staggered Dirichlet-Neumann partitioning. The interface motion in…

Accurately depicting multiphysics interactions in interfacial systems requires computational frameworks capable of reconciling geometric adaptability with strict conservation fidelity. However, traditional spatiotemporal discretisation…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-11-18 Suhaib Ardah , Francisco J. Profito , Daniele Dini

We present a convex mixed-integer programming formulation for non-rigid shape matching. To this end, we propose a novel shape deformation model based on an efficient low-dimensional discrete model, so that finding a globally optimal…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-03-02 Florian Bernard , Zeeshan Khan Suri , Christian Theobalt

Continuum robots offer high flexibility and multiple degrees of freedom, making them ideal for navigating narrow lumens. However, accurately modeling their behavior under large deformations and frequent environmental contacts remains…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Hao Chen , Jian Chen , Xinran Liu , Zihui Zhang , Yuanrui Huang , Zhongkai Zhang , Hongbin Liu

In this paper we present a new H(div)-conforming unfitted finite element method for the mixed Poisson problem which is robust in the cut configuration and preserves conservation properties of body-fitted finite element methods. The key is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-09-04 Christoph Lehrenfeld , Tim van Beeck , Igor Voulis

Although FFT-based methods are renowned for their numerical efficiency and stability, traditional discretizations fail to capture material interfaces that are not aligned with the grid, resulting in suboptimal accuracy. To address this…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-05-21 Flavia Gehrig , Matti Schneider

We review the main features of an unfitted finite element method for interface and fluid-structure interaction problems based on a distributed Lagrange multiplier in the spirit of the fictitious domain approach. We recall our theoretical…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-03 Najwa Alshehri , Daniele Boffi , Fabio Credali , Lucia Gastaldi

We propose an energy-stable parametric finite element method (ES-PFEM) for simulating solid-state dewetting of thin films in two dimensions via a sharp-interface model, which is governed by surface diffusion and contact line (point)…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-06-08 Quan Zhao , Wei Jiang , Weizhu Bao

In this paper, we present a new immersed finite element scheme for solving elliptic interface problems on unfitted meshes by combining the skeletal finite element method (FEM) with the standard FEM. The skeletal FEM is used for the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-17 Lin Yang , Qilong Zhai

The finite element method (FEM) is among the most commonly used numerical methods for solving engineering problems. Due to its computational cost, various ideas have been introduced to reduce computation times, such as domain decomposition,…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2019-11-07 Andrea Mendizabal , Pablo Márquez-Neila , Stéphane Cotin