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In this paper two formulations for the robust optimization of the size of the permanent magnet in a synchronous machine are discussed. The optimization is constrained by a partial differential equation to describe the electromagnetic…

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The topological derivative represents the sensitivity of a domain-dependent functional with respect to a local perturbation of the domain and is a valuable tool in topology optimization. Motivated by an application from electrical…

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We propose a generalized finite element method for the strongly damped wave equation with highly varying coefficients. The proposed method is based on the localized orthogonal decomposition introduced and is designed to handle independent…

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We present an algorithm for the optimization of a class of finite element integration loop nests. This algorithm, which exploits fundamental mathematical properties of finite element operators, is proven to achieve a locally optimal…

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The fast multipole method (FMM) performs fast approximate kernel summation to a specified tolerance $\epsilon$ by using a hierarchical division of the domain, which groups source and receiver points into regions that satisfy local…

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This work presents a rigorous mathematical formulation for topology optimization of a macrostructure undergoing ductile failure. The prediction of ductile solid materials which exhibit dominant plastic deformation is an intriguingly…

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We propose and analyze an adaptive finite element method for a phase-field model of dynamic brittle fracture. The model couples a second-order hyperbolic equation for elastodynamics with the Ambrosio-Tortorelli regularization of the…

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Numerical simulations including magnetic fields have become important in many fields of astrophysics. Evolution of magnetic fields by the constrained transport algorithm preserves magnetic divergence to machine precision, and thus…

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We describe high order accurate and stable finite difference schemes for the initial-boundary value problem associated with the magnetic induction equations. These equations model the evolution of a magnetic field due to a given velocity…

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In this work, we present the \emph{twiddless fast Fourier transform (TFFT)}, a novel algorithm for computing the $N$-point discrete Fourier transform (DFT). The TFFT's divide strategy builds on recent results that decimate an $N$-point…

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This paper presents an efficient gradient projection-based method for structural topological optimization problems characterized by a nonlinear objective function which is minimized over a feasible region defined by bilateral bounds and a…

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We proposed a provably stable FDTD subgridding method for accurate and efficient transient electromagnetic analysis. In the proposed method, several field components are properly added to the boundaries of Yee's grid to make sure that the…

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In this paper, we propose an unfitted finite element method to solve PDE-constrained shape optimization problems via shape gradient flow. The shape gradient flow system consists of the state equation, the adjoint equation, the velocity…

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Transmission Topology Optimization has great potential to improve efficiency and flexibility of grid operations through non-costly switching actions, but previous approaches struggle with runtime performance and scalability. In this work,…

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Progresses in additive manufacturing technologies allow the realization of finely graded microstructured materials with tunable mechanical properties. This paves the way to a wealth of innovative applications, calling for the combined…

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In this work, we consider the distributed optimization problem in which each node has its own convex cost function and can communicate directly only with its neighbors, as determined by a directed communication topology (directed graph or…

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We present an efficient, fast and robust Nonlinear Fourier Transform (NFT) algorithm to detect eigenvalues of the discrete spectrum. It outperforms other known NFT algorithms as it detects the eigenvalues from the continuous spectrum, the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-12-10 Vahid Aref , Son T. Le , Henning Buelow

Consider the diffraction of an electromagnetic plane wave by a biperiodic structure where the wave propagation is governed by the three-dimensional Maxwell equations. Based on transparent boundary condition, the grating problem is…

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We propose Alternating Phase-Field Fourier Neural Networks (APF-FNNs) as a unified and physics-based framework for topology optimization. The approach decouples the design problem by representing the state, adjoint, and topology fields with…

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