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The compact finite difference method is a powerful tool for discretizing conservation laws, owing to its inherent flexibility in developing high-resolution and highly stable schemes. In this paper, we propose a framework for the design of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-30 Weifeng Hou , Zhangpeng Sun , Wenqi Yao , Liupeng Wang

Stability and convergence of full discretizations of various surface evolution equations are studied in this paper. The proposed discretization combines a higher-order evolving-surface finite element method (ESFEM) for space discretization…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-02-08 Balázs Kovács , Christian Lubich

We study a class of evolutionary partial differential systems with two components related to second order (in time) non-evolutionary equations of odd order in spatial variable. We develop the formal diagonalisation method in symbolic…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2007-05-23 Vladimir S. Novikov , Jing Ping Wang

New finite element methods are proposed for elliptic interface problems in one and two dimensions. The main motivation is not only to get an accurate solution but also an accurate first order derivative at the interface (from each side).…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-03-02 Fangfang Qin , Zhaohui Wang , Zhijie Ma , Zhilin Li

An algorithm is proposed for generalized mean curvature flow of closed two-dimensional surfaces, which include inverse mean curvature flow, powers of mean and inverse mean curvature flow, etc. Error estimates are proven for semi- and full…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-03-16 Tim Binz , Balázs Kovács

We consider compact finite-difference schemes of the 4th approximation order for an initial-boundary value problem (IBVP) for the $n$-dimensional non-homogeneous wave equation, $n\geq 1$. Their construction is accomplished by both the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-30 Alexander Zlotnik , Olga Kireeva

In this paper, we study the evolution of smooth, closed planar curves under a fourth order biharmonic flow with an external forcing term. Such flows arise naturally in the theory of biharmonic maps and geometric variational problems…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-11-24 Mohammad Javad Habibi Vosta Kolaei

We consider fully discrete numerical approximations for axisymmetric Willmore flow that are unconditionally stable and work reliably without remeshing. We restrict our attention to surfaces without boundary, but allow for spontaneous…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-08 Harald Garcke , Robert Nürnberg , Quan Zhao

High-order spatial discretisations and full discretisations of parabolic partial differential equations on evolving surfaces are studied. We prove convergence of the high-order evolving surface finite element method, by showing high-order…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-06-24 Balázs Kovács

In this paper we introduce a procedure, based on the method of equivariant moving frames, for formulating continuous Galerkin finite element schemes that preserve the Lie point symmetries of initial value problems for ordinary differential…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-02 Alex Bihlo , James Jackaman , Francis Valiquette

A proof of convergence is given for semi- and full discretizations of mean curvature flow of closed two-dimensional surfaces. The numerical method proposed and studied here combines evolving finite elements, whose nodes determine the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-06-27 Balázs Kovács , Buyang Li , Christian Lubich

We describe a fourth-order accurate finite-difference time-domain scheme for solving dispersive Maxwell's equations with nonlinear multi-level carrier kinetics models. The scheme is based on an efficient single-step three time-level…

In this review paper we present a stable Lagrangian numerical method for computing plane curves evolution driven by the fourth order geometric equation. The numerical scheme and computational examples are presented.

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2009-05-12 Karol Mikula , Daniel Sevcovic

Modeling of physical systems includes extensive use of software packages that implement the accurate finite element method for solving differential equations considered along with the appropriate initial and boundary conditions. When the…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2018-03-20 O. Kononenko , I. Kononenko

Based on the thermodynamic variation, we rigorously derive the sharp-interface model for solid-state dewetting on a flat substrate in the form of cylindrical symmetry. The governing equations for the model belong to fourth-order geometric…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-05-22 Quan Zhao

We propose an efficient and accurate parametric finite element method (PFEM) for solving sharp-interface continuum models for solid-state dewetting of thin films with anisotropic surface energies. The governing equations of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-01-10 Weizhu Bao , Wei Jiang , Yan Wang , Quan Zhao

For axisymmetric evolution of isolated systems, we prove that there exists a gauge such that the total mass can be written as a positive definite integral on the spacelike hypersurfaces of the foliation and the integral is constant along…

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A simple and efficient interface-fitted mesh generation algorithm is developed in this paper. This algorithm can produce a local anisotropic fitting mixed mesh which consists of both triangles and quadrilaterals near the interface. A new…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-05-13 Jun Hu , Hua Wang

We introduce generalised finite difference methods for solving fully nonlinear elliptic partial differential equations. Methods are based on piecewise Cartesian meshes augmented by additional points along the boundary. This allows for…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-06-26 Brittany D. Froese , Tiago Salvador

We analyze a new framework for expressing finite element methods on arbitrarily many intersecting meshes: multimesh finite element methods. The multimesh finite element method, first presented in [40], enables the use of separate meshes to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-09-10 August Johansson , Mats G. Larson , Anders Logg