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We show, using symmetrization techniques, that it is possible to prove a comparison principle (we are mainly focused on $L^1$ comparison) between solutions to an elliptic partial differential equation on a smooth bounded set $\Omega$ with a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-04-05 A. Alvino , F. Chiacchio , C. Nitsch , C. Trombetti

We establish a mortar boundary element scheme for hypersingular boundary integral equations representing elliptic boundary value problems in three dimensions. We prove almost quasi-optimal convergence of the scheme in broken Sobolev norms…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2009-02-02 Martin Healey , Norbert Heuer

We propose a novel mixed finite-element formulation for geometrically exact (Simo--Reissner) beams that introduces the moment vector as additional independent field. The specific mixed form allows for an element-local, discontinuous…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-20 Alexander Humer , Ivo Steinbrecher , Astrid Pechstein

Finite element de Rham complexes and finite element Stokes complexes with various smoothness in three dimensions are systematically constructed. First smooth scalar finite elements in three dimensions are derived through a non-overlapping…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-06-22 Long Chen , Xuehai Huang

The solution of partial differential equations (PDEs) on complex domains often presents a significant computational challenge by requiring the generation of fitted meshes. The Diffuse Domain Method (DDM) is an alternative which reformulates…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-13 Luke Benfield , Andreas Dedner

We prove strong convergence of conforming finite element approximations to the stationary Joule heating problem with mixed boundary conditions on Lipschitz domains in three spatial dimensions. We show optimal global regularity estimates on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-02-25 Max Jensen , Axel Målqvist

We prove well-posedness and higher-order regularity for a linear structurally damped plate equation with inhomogeneous Dirichlet--Neumann boundary conditions on the half-space and on bounded domains. To this end, we study maximal regularity…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-03-02 Robert Denk , Floris Roodenburg

This paper is concerned with stochastic incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with multiplicative noise in two dimensions with respect to periodic boundary conditions. Based on the Helmholtz decomposition of the multiplicative noise,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-11-28 Hailong Qiu

We provide both a general framework for discretizing de Rham sequences of differential forms of high regularity, and some examples of finite element spaces that fit in the framework. The general framework is an extension of the previously…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-01-24 Snorre Harald Christiansen , Kaibo Hu

A non-conventional shape optimization approach is introduced to address the identification of an obstacle immersed in a fluid described by the Stokes equation within a larger bounded domain, relying on boundary measurements on the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-03-19 Julius Fergy Tiongson Rabago , Lekbir Afraites , Hirofumi Notsu

We study the mixed formulation of the abstract Hodge Laplacian on axisymmetric domains with general data through Fourer-finite-element-methods in weighted functions spaces. Closed Hilbert complexes and commuting projectors are used through…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-06-23 Minah Oh

We establish improved convergence rates for curved boundary element methods applied to the three-dimensional (3D) Laplace and Helmholtz equations with smooth geometry and data. Our analysis relies on a precise analysis of the consistency…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-21 Luiz Maltez Faria , Pierre Marchand , Hadrien Montanelli

We develop a family of finite element spaces of differential forms defined on cubical meshes in any number of dimensions. The family contains elements of all polynomial degrees and all form degrees. In two dimensions, these include the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-11-13 Douglas N. Arnold , Gerard Awanou

In the framework of virtual element discretizazions, we address the problem of imposing non homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions in a weak form, both on polygonal/polyhedral domains and on two/three dimensional domains with curved…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-04-05 Silvia Bertoluzza , Micol Pennacchio , Daniele Prada

We consider smooth solutions to the Monge-Amp`ere equation subject to mixed boundary conditions on annular domains. We establish global $C^2$ estimates when the boundary of the domain consists of two smooth strictly convex closed…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-04-29 Tim Espin , Aram Karakhanyan

Dealing with boundary conditions in Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) poses significant difficulties, indeed being one of the SPHERIC Grand Challenges. In particular, wall boundary conditions have been pivotal in SPH model development…

This paper considers the cohomology and bounded interpolation of nonstandard finite element complexes, e.g. Stokes, Hessian, Elasticity, divdiv. Compared to the standard finite element exterior calculus, the main challenge is the existence…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-30 Jun Hu , Yizhou Liang , Ting Lin

For most finite element simulations, boundary-conforming meshes have significant advantages in terms of accuracy or efficiency. This is particularly true for complex domains. However, with increased complexity of the domain, generating a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-04-07 Jan Helmig , Fabian Key , Marek Behr , Stefanie Elgeti

We suggest simple implementable modifications of conditional gradient and gradient projection methods for smooth convex optimization problems in Hilbert spaces. Usually, the custom methods attain only weak convergence. We prove strong…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-05-04 Igor Konnov

We consider a mixed finite element method for a biharmonic equation with clamped boundary conditions based on biorthogonal systems with weakly imposed Dirichlet boundary condition. We show that the weak imposition of the boundary condition…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-05-18 Bishnu P Lamichhane