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In this paper, we propose an unfitted Nitsche's method for computing wave modes in topological materials. The proposed method is based on Nitsche's technique to study the performance-enhanced topological materials which have strongly…

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In this work we study a residual based a posteriori error estimation for the CutFEM method applied to an elliptic model problem. We consider the problem with non-polygonal boundary and the analysis takes into account the geometry and data…

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A Nitche's method is presented to couple non-conforming two and three dimensional NURBS (Non Uniform Rational B-splines) patches in the context of isogeometric analysis (IGA). We present results for elastic stress analyses under the static…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-02-01 Vinh Phu Nguyen , Pierre Kerfriden , Marco Brino , Stephane Bordas , Elvio Bonisoli

In this paper, we consider unilateral contact problem without friction between a rigid body and deformable one in the framework of isogeometric analysis. We present the theoretical analysis of the mixed problem using an active-set strategy…

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We propose a model for unilateral contact with adhesion between a viscoelastic body and a rigid support, encompassing thermal and frictional effects. Following the approach by M. Fremond, adhesion is described in terms of a surface damage…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2012-07-23 Elena Bonetti , Giovanna Bonfanti , Riccarda Rossi

The framework of this article is cell motility modeling. Approximating cells as rigid spheres we take into account for both non-penetration and adhesions forces. Adhesions are modeled as a memory-like microscopic elastic forces. This leads…

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The paper addresses stability and finite element analysis of the stationary two-phase Stokes problem with a piecewise constant viscosity coefficient experiencing a jump across the interface between two fluid phases. We first prove a priori…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-23 Ernesto Cáceres , Johnny Guzmán , Maxim Olshanskii

Within this article, we develop a residual type a posteriori error estimator for a time discrete quasi-static phase-field fracture model. Particular emphasize is given to the robustness of the error estimator for the variational inequality…

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A high order cut finite element method is formulated for solving the elastic wave equation. Both a single domain problem and an interface problem are treated. The boundary or interface are allowed to cut through the background mesh. To…

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This work aims to solve a stochastic nonconvex nonsmooth composite optimization problem. Previous works on composite optimization problem requires the major part to satisfy Lipschitz smoothness or some relaxed smoothness conditions, which…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-07 Ziyi Chen , Peiran Yu , Heng Huang

We consider mixed finite element methods for linear elasticity where the symmetry of the stress tensor is weakly enforced. Both an a priori and a posteriori error analysis are given for several known families of methods that are uniformly…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-02-01 Philip L. Lederer , Rolf Stenberg

A posteriori error estimates are an important tool to bound discretization errors in terms of computable quantities avoiding regularity conditions that are often difficult to establish. For non-linear and non-differentiable problems,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-06-12 Sören Bartels , Alex Kaltenbach

This research rigorously investigates the convergence of adaptive finite element methods for regularized variational models of quasi-static brittle fracture in elastic solids. We specifically examine a novel Ambrosio-Tortorelli (AT1)…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-02 Ram Manohar , S. M. Mallikarjunaiah

Numerically simulating deformations in thin elastic sheets is a challenging problem in computational mechanics due to destabilizing compressive stresses that result in wrinkling. Determining the location, structure, and evolution of…

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We derive efficient and reliable goal-oriented error estimations, and devise adaptive mesh procedures for the finite element method that are based on the localization of a posteriori estimates. In our previous work [SIAM J. Sci. Comput.,…

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In this paper, we propose a novel adaptive finite element method for an elliptic equation with line Dirac delta functions as a source term. We first study the well-posedness and global regularity of the solution in the whole domain. Instead…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-07-12 Huihui Cao , Hengguang Li , Nianyu Yi , Peimeng Yin

Mixed-dimensional elliptic equations exhibiting a hierarchical structure are commonly used to model problems with high aspect ratio inclusions, such as flow in fractured porous media. We derive general abstract estimates based on the theory…

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This article considers the error analysis of finite element discretizations and adaptive mesh refinement procedures for nonlocal dynamic contact and friction, both in the domain and on the boundary. For a large class of parabolic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-05-14 Heiko Gimperlein , Jakub Stocek

This paper presents a method for the optimization of multi-component structures comprised of two and three materials considering large motion sliding contact and separation along interfaces. The structural geometry is defined by an explicit…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-01-24 Matthew Lawry , Kurt Maute

For elliptic interface problems in two- and three-dimensions, this paper establishes a priori error estimates for Crouzeix-Raviart nonconforming, Raviart-Thomas mixed, and discontinuous Galerkin finite element approximations. These…

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