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Lattice systems are effective for modeling heterogeneous materials, but their computational cost is often prohibitive. The QuasiContinuum (QC) method reduces this cost by interpolating the lattice response over a coarse finite-element mesh,…

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The finite element method (FEM) is a cornerstone numerical technique for solving partial differential equations (PDEs). Here, we present $\textbf{Qu-FEM}$, a fault-tolerant era quantum algorithm for the finite element method. In contrast to…

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Dielectric elastomers are increasingly studied for their potential in soft robotics, actuators, and haptic devices. Under time-dependent loading, they dissipate energy via viscous deformation and friction in electric polarization. However,…

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We develop a new spatial semidiscrete multiscale method based upon the edge multiscale methods to solve semilinear parabolic problems with heterogeneous coefficients and smooth initial data. This method allows for a cheap spatial…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-16 Leonardo A. Poveda , Shubin Fu , Guanglian Li , Eric Chung

The use of neural networks to approximate partial differential equations (PDEs) has gained significant attention in recent years. However, the approximation of PDEs with localised phenomena, e.g., sharp gradients and singularities, remains…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-01-30 Santiago Badia , Wei Li , Alberto F. Martín

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

In this work, we describe a simple finite element approach that is able to resolve weak discontinuities in interface problems accurately. The approach is based on a fixed patch mesh consisting of quadrilaterals, that will stay unchanged…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-06-05 Stefan Frei , Thomas Richter , Thomas Wick

The current state of the art for large-scale quantum-mechanical simulations is the planewave (PW) pseudopotential method, as implemented in codes such as VASP, ABINIT, and many others. However, since the PW method uses a global Fourier…

Computational Physics · Physics 2021-11-09 John E. Pask , N. Sukumar

We propose a new nonconforming finite element method for solving Stokes interface problems. The method is constructed on local anisotropic mixed meshes, which are generated by fitting the interface through simple connection of intersection…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-04 Geng Chenchen , Hua Wang , Fengren Zou

Three different displacement based finite element formulations over arbitrary polygons are studied in this paper. The formulations considered are: the conventional polygonal finite element method (FEM) with Laplace interpolants, the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-09-06 Sundararajan Natarajan , Ean Tat Ooi , Irene Chiong , Chongmin Song

This chapter provides an overview of state-of-the-art adaptive finite element methods (AFEMs) for the numerical solution of second-order elliptic partial differential equations (PDEs), where the primary focus is on the optimal interplay of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-04-11 Philipp Bringmann , Ani Miraçi , Dirk Praetorius

In this paper, we present explicit expressions for conforming finite element function spaces, basis functions, and degrees of freedom on the pentatope and tetrahedral prism elements. More generally, our objective is to construct finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-15 David M. Williams , Nilima Nigam

We consider the problem of approximating a smooth function from finitely-many pointwise samples using $\ell^1$ minimization techniques. In the first part of this paper, we introduce an infinite-dimensional approach to this problem. Three…

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We provide an analytical solution for the elastic fields in a two-dimensional unbounded isotropic body with a rigid inclusion. Our analysis is based on the boundary integral formulation of the elastostatic problem and geometric function…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-04-13 Ornella Mattei , Mikyoung Lim

In this paper, we define new unfitted finite element methods for numerically approximating the solution of surface partial differential equations using bulk finite elements. The key idea is that the $n$-dimensional hypersurface, $\Gamma…

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Finite element methods for electromagnetic problems modeled by Maxwell-type equations are highly sensitive to the conformity of approximation spaces, and non-conforming methods may cause loss of convergence. This fact leads to an essential…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-04-05 Shuhao Cao , Long Chen , Ruchi Guo

We solve elliptic systems of equations posed on highly heterogeneous materials. Examples of this class of problems are composite structures and geological processes. We focus on a model problem which is a second-order elliptic equation with…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-12-11 Leonardo A. Poveda , Sebastian Huepo , Victor M. Calo , Juan Galvis

Deformable elastic bodies in viscous and viscoelastic media constitute a large portion of synthetic and biological complex fluids. We present a parallelized 3D-simulation methodology which fully resolves the momentum balance in the solid…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-03-11 Amir Saadat , Chris J. Guido , Gianluca Iaccarino , Eric S. G. Shaqfeh

The oversampling multiscale finite element method (MsFEM) is one of the most popular methods for simulating composite materials and flows in porous media which may have many scales. But the method may be inapplicable or inefficient in some…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-11-16 Weibing Deng , Haijun Wu

This work investigates finite element approximations for a general class of elliptic hemivariational inequalities arising in semipermeable media. The proposed model incorporates non-isotropic and heterogeneous diffusion coefficients,…

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