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In this paper we propose a new method to stabilise non-symmetric indefinite problems. The idea is to solve a forward and an adjoint problem simultaneously using a suitable stabilised finite element method. Both stabilisation of the element…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-08-05 Erik Burman

We develop a conservative cut finite element method for an elliptic coupled bulk-interface problem. The method is based on a discontinuous Galerkin framework where stabilization is added in such a way that we retain conservation on macro…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-05-06 Mats G. Larson , Sara Zahedi

We introduce the cut finite element method in the language of finite element exterior calculus, by formulating a stabilisation -- for any form degree -- that makes the method robust with respect to the position of the interface relative to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-17 Daniele Di Pietro , Jérôme Droniou , Erik Nilsson

We propose a parametric finite element method (PFEM) for efficiently solving the morphological evolution of solid-state dewetting of thin films on a flat rigid substrate in three dimensions (3D). The interface evolution of the dewetting…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-03-03 Quan Zhao , Wei Jiang , Weizhu Bao

We present an energy-preserving mechanic formulation for dynamic quasi-brittle fracture in an Eulerian-Lagrangian formulation, where a second-order phase-field equation controls the damage evolution. The numerical formulation adapts in…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-02-23 Nicolas A. Labanda , Luis Espath , Victor Manuel Calo

The scalar wave equation is solved using higher order immersed finite elements. We demonstrate that higher order convergence can be obtained. Small cuts with the background mesh are stabilized by adding penalty terms to the weak…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-02-20 Simon Sticko , Gunilla Kreiss

A new field of numerical astrophysics is introduced which addresses the solution of large, multidimensional structural or slowly-evolving problems (rotating stars, interacting binaries, thick advective accretion disks, four dimensional…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 David L. Meier

Standard finite element methods employ an element-wise assembly strategy. The element's contribution to the system matrix is formed by a loop over quadrature points. This concept is also used in fictitious domain methods, which perform…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-08-29 Benjamin Marussig

A proof of convergence is given for a novel evolving surface finite element semi-discretization of Willmore flow of closed two-dimensional surfaces, and also of surface diffusion flow. The numerical method proposed and studied here…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-07-31 Balázs Kovács , Buyang Li , Christian Lubich

We present a space-time extension of a conservative Cartesian cut-cell finite-volume method for two-phase diffusion problems with prescribed interface motion. The formulation follows a two-fluid approach: one scalar field is solved in each…

Computational Physics · Physics 2026-01-01 Louis Libat , Can Selçuk , Eric Chénier , Vincent Le Chenadec

In this paper we formulate and analyse adaptive (space-time) least-squares finite element methods for the solution of convection-diffusion equations. The convective derivative $\mathbf{v} \cdot \nabla u$ is considered as part of the total…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-16 Christian Köthe , Olaf Steinbach

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.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-04-05 Erik Burman , Daniel Elfverson , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson , Karl Larsson

In this paper, we develop regularized discrete least squares collocation and finite volume methods for solving two-dimensional nonlinear time-dependent partial differential equations on irregular domains. The solution is approximated using…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-06-26 Fanhai Zeng , Ian Turner , Kevin Burrage , Stephen J. Wright

We develop a general framework for construction and analysis of discrete extension operators with application to unfitted finite element approximation of partial differential equations. In unfitted methods so called cut elements intersected…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-01-26 Erik Burman , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson

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…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-09-04 Thomas Frachon , Erik Nilsson , Sara Zahedi

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

Fitted finite element methods are constructed for a singularly perturbed convection-diffusion problem in two space dimensions. Exponential splines as basis functions are combined with Shishkin meshes to obtain a stable parameter-uniform…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-10-03 Alan F. Hegarty , Eugene O'Riordan

We consider locally stabilized, conforming finite element schemes on completely unstructured simplicial space-time meshes for the numerical solution of parabolic initial-boundary value problems with variable, possibly discontinuous in space…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-03-23 Ulrich Langer , Andreas Schafelner

We propose and analyze a general framework for space-time finite element methods that is based on least-squares finite element methods for solving a first-order reformulation of the thick parabolic obstacle problem. Discretizations based on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-12 José Joaquín Carvajal , Davood Damircheli , Thomas Führer , Francisco Fuica , Michael Karkulik

In this paper we analyze a space-time unfitted finite element method for the discretization of scalar surface partial differential equations on evolving surfaces. For higher order approximations of the evolving surface we use the technique…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-11-26 Arnold Reusken , Hauke Sass