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We introduce a new variant of Nodal Virtual Element spaces that mimics the "Serendipity Finite Element Methods" (whose most popular example is the 8-node quadrilateral) and allows to reduce (often in a significant way) the number of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-10-30 L. Beirao da Veiga , F. Brezzi , L. D. Marini , A. Russo

We introduce and analyze a virtual element method (VEM) for the Helmholtz problem with approximating spaces made of products of low order VEM functions and plane waves. We restrict ourselves to the 2D Helmholtz equation with impedance…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-05-20 Ilaria Perugia , Paola Pietra , Alessandro Russo

In this paper, we introduce new stable mixed finite elements of any order on polytopal mesh for solving second order elliptic problem. We establish optimal order error estimates for velocity and super convergence for pressure. Numerical…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-09-14 Yanping Lin , Xiu Ye , Shangyou Zhang

In recent studies \cite{ZZ24, FY24}, the Interior Penalty Virtual Element Method (IPVEM) has been developed for solving a fourth-order singular perturbation problem, with uniform convergence established in the lowest-order case concerning…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-06 Fang Feng , Yuanyi Sun , Yue Yu

In this paper, we develop a high-order adaptive virtual element method (VEM) to simulate the self-consistent field theory (SCFT) model in arbitrary domains. The VEM is very flexible in handling general polygon elements and can treat hanging…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-06-15 Huayi Wei , Xin Wang , Chunyu Chen , Kai Jiang

In this article, we develop the $C^1$-nonconforming $C^0$-conforming virtual element method (VEM) for the vanishing moment approximation of the second-order fully nonlinear Monge-Amp\`ere equation in two dimensions. In the vanishing moment…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-27 Scott Congreve , Alice Hodson , Anwesh Pradhan

We propose a quality-based optimization strategy to reduce the total number of degrees of freedom associated to a discrete problem defined over a polygonal tessellation with the Virtual Element Method. The presented Quality Agglomeration…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-08-23 Tommaso Sorgente , Fabio Vicini , Stefano Berrone , Silvia Biasotti , Gianmarco Manzini , Michela Spagnuolo

In this letter we compare the behaviour of standard Virtual Element Methods (VEM) and stabilization free Enlarged Enhancement Virtual Element Methods (E$^2$VEM) with the focus on some elliptic test problems whose solution and diffusivity…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-02-18 Stefano Berrone , Andrea Borio , Francesca Marcon

In this paper, we develop and analyze a trilinear immersed finite element method for solving three-dimensional elliptic interface problems. The proposed method can be utilized on interface-unfitted meshes such as Cartesian grids consisting…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-06-30 Ruchi Guo , Xu Zhang

We investigate the performance of algebraic multigrid methods for the solution of the linear system of equations arising from a Virtual Element discretization. We provide numerical experiments on very general polygonal meshes for a model…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-12-06 Daniele Prada , Micol Pennacchio

The numerical approximation of 2D elasticity problems is considered, in the framework of the small strain theory and in connection with the mixed Hellinger-Reissner variational formulation. A low-order Virtual Element Method (VEM) with…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-10-11 E. Artioli , S. de Miranda , C. Lovadina , L. Patruno

In this paper, we develop a virtual element method (VEM) of high order to solve the fourth order plate buckling eigenvalue problem on polygonal meshes. We write a variational formulation based on the Kirchhoff-Love model depending on the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-19 David Mora , Iván Velásquez

We present the construction and application of a first order stabilization-free virtual element method to problems in plane elasticity. Well-posedness and error estimates of the discrete problem are established. The method is assessed on a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-03-17 Alvin Chen , N. Sukumar

In this paper, we employ the linear virtual element spaces to discretize the semilinear sine-Gordon equation in two dimensions. The salient features of the virtual element method (VEM) are: (a) it does not require explicit form of the shape…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-12-12 Dibyendu Adak , Sundararajan Natarajan

In this work we report some results, obtained within the framework of the ERC Project CHANGE, on the impact on the performance of the virtual element method of the shape of the polygonal elements of the underlying mesh. More in detail,…

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

This work provides an efficient virtual element scheme for the modeling of nonlinear elastodynamics undergoing large deformations. The virtual element method (VEM) has been applied to various engineering problems such as elasto-plasticity,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-10 M. Cihan , F. Aldakheel , B. Hudobivnik , P. Wriggers

Polytopal methods provide a flexible framework for the numerical approximation of partial differential equations on general meshes. Their convergence analysis raises specific challenges due to their inherently non-conforming nature and, in…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-25 Lourenço Beirão da Veiga , Daniele Antonio Di Pietro , Jérôme Droniou

The aim of this paper is twofold. On the one hand, we test numerically the performance of mixed virtual elements in three dimensions for the first time in the literature to solve the mixed formulation of three-dimensional elliptic equations…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-20 F. Dassi , S. Scacchi

In this paper, we propose and analyze a mixed virtual element method for the approximation of the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the two-dimensional elasticity eigenvalue problem. Under standard assumptions on polygonal meshes, we prove…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-24 Felipe Lepe , Gonzalo Rivera