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We propose a matrix-free solver for the numerical solution of the cardiac electrophysiology model consisting of the monodomain nonlinear reaction-diffusion equation coupled with a system of ordinary differential equations for the ionic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-03-01 Pasquale Claudio Africa , Matteo Salvador , Paola Gervasio , Luca Dede' , Alfio Quarteroni

To obtain fast solutions for governing physical equations in solid mechanics, we introduce a method that integrates the core ideas of the finite element method with physics-informed neural networks and concept of neural operators. This…

We consider the deformation of a geological structure with non-intersecting faults that can be represented by a layered system of viscoelastic bodies satisfying rate- and state-depending friction conditions along the common interfaces. We…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-01-17 Carsten Gräser , Ralf Kornhuber , Joscha Podlesny

This paper presents a matrix-free approach for implementing the shifted boundary method (SBM) in finite element analysis. The SBM is a versatile technique for solving partial differential equations on complex geometries by shifting boundary…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-24 Michał Wichrowski

We present a novel approach for the construction of basis functions to be employed in selective or adaptive h-refined finite element applications with arbitrary-level hanging node configurations. Our analysis is not restricted to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-05-03 Eugenio Aulisa , Giacomo Capodaglio , Guoyi Ke

This paper proposes a mode multigrid (MMG) method, and applies it to accelerate the convergence of the steady state flow on unstructured grids. The dynamic mode decomposition (DMD) technique is used to analyze the convergence process of…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-02-27 Yilang Liu , Weiwei Zhang , Jiaqing Kou

The solution of systems of linear(ized) equations lies at the heart of many problems in Scientific Computing. In particular for systems of large dimension, iterative methods are a primary approach. Stationary iterative methods are generally…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-04-08 Andy Wathen

In this study, we propose a parametric finite element method for a degenerate multi-phase Stefan problem with triple junctions. This model describes the energy-driven motion of a surface cluster whose distributional solution was studied by…

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We present a generalised phase field-based formulation for predicting fatigue crack growth in metals. The theoretical framework aims at covering a wide range of material behaviour. Different fatigue degradation functions are considered and…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-11-24 Z. Khalil , A. Y. Elghazouli , E. Martínez-Pañeda

A method to treat frictional contact problems along embedded surfaces in the finite element framework is developed. Arbitrarily shaped embedded surfaces, cutting through finite element meshes, are handled by the X-FEM. The frictional…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2019-02-12 Basava Raju Akula , Julien Vignollet , Vladislav A. Yastrebov

Multigrid methods are asymptotically optimal algorithms ideal for large-scale simulations. But, they require making numerous algorithmic choices that significantly influence their efficiency. Unlike recent approaches that learn optimal…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-12-12 Dinesh Parthasarathy , Tommaso Bevilacqua , Martin Lanser , Axel Klawonn , Harald Köstler

In this work, we extend a phase-field approach for pressurized fractures to non-isothermal settings. Specifically, the pressure and the temperature are given quantities and the emphasis is on the correct modeling of the interface laws…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-05-22 Nima Noii , Thomas Wick

With the hardware support for half-precision arithmetic on NVIDIA V100 GPUs, high-performance computing applications can benefit from lower precision at appropriate spots to speed up the overall execution time. In this paper, we investigate…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2020-07-16 Kyaw L. Oo , Andreas Vogel

Data driven approaches have the potential to make modeling complex, nonlinear physical phenomena significantly more computationally tractable. For example, computational modeling of fracture is a core challenge where machine learning…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-01 Erfan Hamdi , Emma Lejeune

Phase-field models are a leading approach for realistic fracture problems. They treat the crack as a second phase and use gradient terms to smear out the crack faces, enabling the use of standard numerical methods for simulations. This…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-07-01 Maryam Hakimzadeh , Vaibhav Agrawal , Kaushik Dayal , Carlos Mora-Corral

Problems of interest in hydrogeology and hydrocarbon resources involve complex heterogeneous geological formations. Such domains are most accurately represented in reservoir simulations by unstructured computational grids. Finite element…

Computational Physics · Physics 2016-05-04 Joachim Moortgat , Abbas Firoozabadi

The phase field paradigm, in combination with a suitable variational structure, has opened a path for using Griffith's energy balance to predict the fracture of solids. These so-called phase field fracture methods have gained significant…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-03-08 P. K. Kristensen , C. F. Niordson , E. Martínez-Pañeda

A framework based on FFT is proposed for micromechanical fatigue modeling of polycrystals as alternative to the Finite Element method (FEM). The variational FFT approach is used with a crystal plasticity model for the cyclic behavior of the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-05-23 Sergio Lucarini , Javier Segurado

In this work, we present a computational framework for coupled electro-chemo-(nonlinear) mechanics at the particle scale for solid-state batteries. The framework accounts for interfacial fracture between the active particles and solid…