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In the present paper we initiate the study of $hp$ Virtual Elements. We focus on the case with uniform polynomial degree across the mesh and derive theoretical convergence estimates that are explicit both in the mesh size $h$ and in the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-08-11 L. Beirão da Veiga , A. Chernov , L. Mascotto , A. Russo

Trace finite element methods have become a popular option for solving surface partial differential equations, especially in problems where surface and bulk effects are coupled. In such methods a surface mesh is formed by approximately…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-09-22 Alan Demlow

In this study, we derived a three-dimensional scaled boundary finite element formulation for heat conduction problems. By incorporating Wachspress shape functions, a polyhedral scaled boundary finite element method (PSBFEM) was proposed to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-04-01 Mingjiao Yan , Yang Yang , Chao Su , Zongliang Zhang , Qingsong Duan , Dengmiao Hao , Jian Zhou

This article deals with the stationary Gross-Pitaevskii non-linear eigenvalue problem in the presence of a rotating magnetic field that is used to model macroscopic quantum effects such as Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs). In this regime,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-19 Pascal Heid , Paul Houston , Benjamin Stamm , Thomas P. Wihler

A method for numerical approximation of a new class of fractional parabolic stochastic evolution equations is introduced and analysed. This class of equations has recently been proposed as a space-time extension of the SPDE-method in…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-30 S. Knutsen Furset

We propose a boundary element method for problems of time-harmonic acoustic scattering by multiple obstacles in two dimensions, at least one of which is a convex polygon. By combining a Hybrid Numerical Asymptotic (HNA) approximation space…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-27 Andrew Gibbs , Simon Chandler-Wilde , Stephen Langdon , Andrea Moiola

We present an arbitrary-order spectral element method for general-purpose simulation of non-overturning water waves, described by fully nonlinear potential theory. The method can be viewed as a high-order extension of the classical finite…

Computational Physics · Physics 2016-06-22 Allan Peter Engsig-Karup , Claes Eskilsson , Daniele Bigoni

We present a fully analytic approach for evaluating boundary integrals in two dimensions for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH). Conventional methods often rely on boundary particles or wall re-normalization approaches derived from…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-30 Rene Winchenbach , Andreas Kolb

The finite element method (FEM) is applied to obtain numerical solutions to a recently derived nonlinear equation for the shallow water wave problem. A weak formulation and the Petrov-Galerkin method are used. It is shown that the FEM gives…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2016-09-20 Anna Karczewska , Piotr Rozmej , Maciej Szczeciński , Bartosz Boguniewicz

The numerical simulation of physical processes in the underground frequently entails challenges related to the geometry and/or data. The former are mainly due to the shape of sedimentary layers and the presence of fractures and faults,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-28 Alessio Fumagalli , Anna Scotti , Luca Formaggia

In this paper, we study adaptive finite element approximations in a perturbation framework, which makes use of the existing adaptive finite element analysis of a linear symmetric elliptic problem. We prove the convergence and complexity of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2010-02-05 Lianhua He , Aihui Zhou

The numerical simulation of acoustic waves in complex 3D media is a key topic in many branches of science, from exploration geophysics to non-destructive testing and medical imaging. With the drastic increase in computing capabilities this…

Computational Physics · Physics 2016-12-21 Alexis Bottero , Paul Cristini , Dimitri Komatitsch , Mark Asch

We introduce a surface finite element method for the numerical solution of Navier-Stokes equations on evolving surfaces with a prescribed deformation of the surface in normal direction. The method is based on approaches for the full surface…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-06-16 Veit Krause , Eric Kunze , Axel Voigt

We seek to accelerate and increase the size of simulations for fluid-structure interactions (FSI) by using multiple resolutions in the spatial discretization of the equations governing the time evolution of systems displaying two-way…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2017-08-02 Wei Hu , Wenxiao Pan , Milad Rakhsha , Qiang Tian , Haiyan Hu , Dan Negrut

This research thesis presents a novel higher-order spectral element method (SEM) formulated in cylindrical coordinates for analyzing electromagnetic fields in waveguides filled with complex anisotropic media. In this study, we consider a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-11-22 Raul Oliveira Ribeiro

A new class of implicit-explicit (IMEX) methods combined with a p-adaptive mixed finite element formulation is proposed to simulate the diffusion of reacting species. Hierarchical polynomial functions are used to construct an…

In this paper, we propose a novel $hr$-adaptive finite element method, enhanced by neural networks, for parabolic equations. The main challenge of the conventional $h$-adaptive finite element method is interpolating the finite element…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-22 Jiaxiong Hao , Yunqing Huang , Nianyu Yi , Peimeng Yin

The $hp$-adaptive finite element method (FEM) - where one independently chooses the mesh size ($h$) and polynomial degree ($p$) to be used on each cell - has long been known to have better theoretical convergence properties than either $h$-…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-09-14 Marc Fehling , Wolfgang Bangerth

When using spectral methods, a question arises as how to determine the expansion order, especially for time-dependent problems in which emerging oscillations may require adjusting the expansion order. In this paper, we propose a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-10-06 Mingtao Xia , Sihong Shao , Tom Chou

In this article, we study superconvergence properties of immersed finite element methods for the one dimensional elliptic interface problem. Due to low global regularity of the solution, classical superconvergence phenomenon for finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-02-16 Waixiang Cao , Xu Zhang , Zhimin Zhang