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In the discretization of differential problems on complex geometrical domains, discretization methods based on polygonal and polyhedral elements are powerful tools. Adaptive mesh refinement for such kind of problems is very useful as well…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-12-12 Stefano Berrone , Andrea Borio , Alessandro D'Auria

In this paper, we develop an adaptive finite element method for the nonlinear steady-state Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations, where the spatial adaptivity for geometrical singularities and boundary layer effects are mainly considered. As a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-08-21 Tingting Hao , Manman Ma , Xuejun Xu

An adaptive direct collocation method is developed for solving optimal control problems constrained by parabolic partial differential equations. The partial differential equation is first reformulated in a variational setting, where the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-18 Alexander M. Davies , Sara Pollock , Miriam E. Dennis , Anil V. Rao

We analyse the local discontinuous Galerkin (LDG) method for two-dimensional singularly perturbed reaction-diffusion problems. A class of layer-adapted meshes, including Shishkin- and Bakhvalov-type meshes, is discussed within a general…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-03-02 Yanjie Mei , Yao Cheng , Sulei Wang , Zhijie Xu

The optimal Petrov-Galerkin formulation to solve partial differential equations (PDEs) recovers the best approximation in a specified finite-dimensional (trial) space with respect to a suitable norm. However, the recovery of this optimal…

The mixed finite element method for the Poisson problem with the Raviart-Thomas elements of low-level can be interpreted as a finite volume method with a non-local gradient. In this contribution, we propose a variant of Petrov-Galerkin type…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-06-10 François Dubois , Isabelle Greff , Charles Pierre

Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods offer an enormous flexibility regarding local grid refinement and variation of polynomial degrees for a variety of different problem classes. With a focus on diffusion problems, we consider DG…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-01-01 Kolja Brix , Claudio Canuto , Wolfgang Dahmen

Time-dependent convection-dominated convection-diffusion problems are considered. We develop a moving mesh streamline upwind Petrov-Galerkin (MM-SUPG) method by combining residual-based SUPG stabilization with a metric-based moving mesh PDE…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-15 Xianping Li , Matthew McCoy

In this paper we develop an $hp$-adaptive procedure for the numerical solution of general, semilinear elliptic boundary value problems in 1d, with possible singular perturbations. Our approach combines both a prediction-type adaptive Newton…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-03-07 Mario Amrein , Jens M. Melenk , Thomas P. Wihler

In this paper, we continue the development of the Direct Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin (DMLPG) method for elasto-static problems. This method is based on the generalized moving least squares approximation. The computational efficiency is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-01-21 Davoud Mirzaei

We develop a general convergence theory for adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic PDEs covering the popular SIPG, NIPG and LDG schemes as well as all practically relevant marking strategies. Another key feature of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-09-07 Christian Kreuzer , Emmanuil H. Georgoulis

We present a one-dimensional shear-force-driven droplet formation model with a flux-based error estimator. The model is derived using asymptotic expansion and a front-tracking method to simulate the droplet interface. The model is then…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-25 Darsh Nathawani , Matthew Knepley

The convergence and optimality of adaptive mixed finite element methods for the Poisson equation are established in this paper. The main difficulty for mixed finite element methods is the lack of minimization principle and thus the failure…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2010-01-12 Long Chen , Michael Holst , Jinchao Xu

This paper presents a new $L^p$-primal-dual weak Galerkin (PDWG) finite element method for the div-curl system with the normal boundary condition for $p>1$. Two crucial features for the proposed $L^p$-PDWG finite element scheme are as…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-08-04 Waixiang Cao , Chunmei Wang , Junping Wang

Mixed optimal stopping and stochastic control problems define variational inequalities with non-linear Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) operators, whose numerical solution is notoriously difficult and lack of reliable benchmarks. We first use…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-27 Yun Zhao , Harry Zheng

The accuracy of finite element solutions is closely tied to the mesh quality. In particular, geometrically nonlinear problems involving large and strongly localized deformations often result in prohibitively large element distortions. In…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-05-30 Abhiroop Satheesh , Christoph P. Schmidt , Wolfgang A. Wall , Christoph Meier

In this article, we employ discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods for the finite element approximation of the frictionless unilateral contact problem using quadratic finite elements over simplicial triangulation. We first establish an optimal…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-05 Kamana Porwal , Tanvi Wadhawan

In this paper we present a new multiscale discontinuous Petrov--Galerkin method (MsDPGM) for multiscale elliptic problems. This method utilizes the classical oversampling multiscale basis in the framework of Petrov--Galerkin version of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-02-09 Song Fei , Deng Weibing

We consider a model convection-diffusion problem and present our recent numerical and analysis results regarding mixed finite element formulation and discretization in the singular perturbed case when the convection term dominates the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-02-07 Constantin Bacuta , Daniel Hayes , Tyler O'Grady

The dual consistency is an important issue in developing stable DWR error estimation towards the goal-oriented mesh adaptivity. In this paper, such an issue is studied in depth based on a Newton-GMG framework for the steady Euler equations.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-15 Jingfeng Wang , Guanghui Hu