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This work presents a Virtual Element Method (VEM) formulation tailored for two-dimensional axisymmetric problems in linear elasticity. By exploiting the rotational symmetry of the geometry and loading conditions, the problem is reduced to a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-05-20 Paulo Akira F. Enabe , Rodrigo Provasi

In the seminal paper of Bank and Weiser [Math. Comp., 44 (1985), pp.283-301] a new a posteriori estimator was introduced. This estimator requires the solution of a local Neumann problem on every cell of the finite element mesh. Despite the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-02-08 Raphaël Bulle , Jack S. Hale , Alexei Lozinski , Stéphane P. A. Bordas , Franz Chouly

In this paper we address the numerical approximation of linear fourth-order elliptic problems on polygonal meshes. In particular, we present a novel nonconforming virtual element discretization of arbitrary order of accuracy for biharmonic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-11-29 P. F. Antonietti , G. Manzini , M. Verani

This article is concerned with the numerical solution of convex variational problems. More precisely, we develop an iterative minimisation technique which allows for the successive enrichment of an underlying discrete approximation space in…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-07-07 Paul Houston , Thomas P. Wihler

In the flow and transport numerical simulation, mesh adaptivity strategy is important in reducing the usage of CPU time and memory. The refinement based on the pressure error estimator is commonly-used approach without considering the flux…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-03-18 Yerlan Amanbek , Gurpreet Singh , Gergina Pencheva , Mary F. Wheeler

In this paper, we study applications of the virtual element method (VEM) for simulating the deformation of multiphase composites. The VEM is a Galerkin approach that is applicable to meshes that consist of arbitrarily-shaped polygonal and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-04-29 N. Sukumar , John E. Bolander

The convergence analysis for least-squares finite element methods led to various adaptive mesh-refinement strategies: Collective marking algorithms driven by the built-in a posteriori error estimator or an alternative explicit…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-09-18 Philipp Bringmann

A new technique of residual-type a posteriori error analysis is developed for the lowest-order Raviart-Thomas mixed finite element discretizations of convection-diffusion-reaction equations in two- or three-dimension. Both centered mixed…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-03-26 Shaohong Du , Xiaoping Xie

This article introduces a novel residual-based a posteriori error estimators for the Modified Weak Galerkin (MWG) finite element method applied to the obstacle problem. To the best of the author's knowledge, this work represents the first…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-10 Tanvi Wadhawan

We propose an a posteriori error estimator for high-order $p$- or $hp$-finite element discretizations of selfadjoint linear elliptic eigenvalue problems that is appropriate for estimating the error in the approximation of an eigenvalue…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-09-16 Stefano Giani , Luka Grubisic , Harri Hakula , Jeffrey Ovall

We extend the conforming virtual element method to the numerical resolution of eigenvalue problems with potential terms on a polytopal mesh. An important application is that of the Schrodinger equation with a pseudopotential term. This…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-04-04 Ondrej Certik , Francesca Gardini , Gianmarco Manzini , Giuseppe Vacca

The problem of developing an adaptive isogeometric method (AIGM) for solving elliptic second-order partial differential equations with truncated hierarchical B-splines of arbitrary degree and different order of continuity is addressed. The…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-04-21 Annalisa Buffa , Carlotta Giannelli

In this paper, a reliable a posteriori error estimator for a model problem of elastoplasticity with linear kinematic hardening is derived, which satisfies some (local) efficiency estimates. It is applicable to any discretization that is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-18 Patrick Bammer , Lothar Banz , Andreas Schröder

The phase field model is a widely used mathematical approach for describing crack propagation in continuum damage fractures. In the context of phase field fracture simulations, adaptive finite element methods (AFEM) are often employed to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-05-30 Tian Tian , Chen Chunyu , He Liang , Wei Huayi

Post-processing techniques are essential tools for enhancing the accuracy of finite element approximations and achieving superconvergence. Among these, recovery techniques stand out as vital methods, playing significant roles in both…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-06 Hailong Guo , Zhimin Zhang

Finite element exterior calculus (FEEC) has been developed over the past decade as a framework for constructing and analyzing stable and accurate numerical methods for partial differential equations by employing differential complexes. The…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-12-19 Alan Demlow , Anil N. Hirani

We present the non-conforming Virtual Element Method (VEM) for the numerical approximation of velocity and pressure in the steady Stokes problem. The pressure is approximated using discontinuous piecewise polynomials, while each component…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-09-07 Andrea Cangiani , Vitaliy Gyrya , Gianmarco Manzini

For the non-conforming Crouzeix-Raviart boundary elements from [Heuer, Sayas: Crouzeix-Raviart boundary elements, Numer. Math. 112, 2009], we develop and analyze a posteriori error estimators based on the $h-h/2$ methodology. We discuss the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-12-03 Norbert Heuer , Michael Karkulik

A novel residual-type {\it a posteriori} error analysis technique is developed for multipoint flux mixed finite element methods for flow in porous media in two or three space dimensions. The derived {\it a posteriori} error estimator for…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-12-24 Shaohong Du , Shuyu Sun , Xiaoping Xie

We propose a novel a posteriori error estimator for conforming finite element discretizations of two- and three-dimensional Helmholtz problems. The estimator is based on an equilibrated flux that is computed by solving patchwise mixed…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-05-05 T. Chaumont-Frelet , A. Ern , M. Vohralík