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We introduce a new numerical method for solving time-harmonic Maxwell's equations via the modified weak Galerkin technique. The inter-element functions of the weak Galerkin finite elements are replaced by the average of the two…

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This paper introduces new discretization schemes for time-harmonic Maxwell equations in a connected domain by using the weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method. The corresponding WG algorithms are analyzed for their stability and…

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In this paper, we present a conforming discontinuous Galerkin (CDG) finite element method for Brinkman equations. The velocity stabilizer is removed by employing the higher degree polynomials to compute the weak gradient. The theoretical…

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This paper is concerned with developing accurate and efficient discontinuous Galerkin methods for fully nonlinear second order elliptic and parabolic partial differential equations (PDEs) in the case of one spatial dimension. The primary…

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A discontinuous Petrov-Galerkin (DPG) method is used to solve the time-harmonic equations of linear viscoelasticity. It is based on a "broken" primal variational formulation, which is very similar to the classical primal variational…

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Transport problems arise across diverse fields of science and engineering. Semi-Lagrangian (SL) discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods are a class of high order deterministic transport solvers that enjoy advantages of both SL approach and DG…

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The numerical simulation of complex physical processes requires the use of economical discrete models. This lecture presents a general paradigm of deriving a posteriori error estimates for the Galerkin finite element approximation of…

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We present new stabilization terms for solving the linear transport equation on a cut cell mesh using the discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method in two dimensions with piecewise linear polynomials. The goal is to allow for explicit time…

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A discontinuous Galerkin (DG) scheme for solving semilinear elliptic problem is developed and analyzed in this paper. The DG finite element discretizations are established, and the corresponding existence and uniqueness theorem is proved by…

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In this paper, we propose an efficient high order semi-Lagrangian (SL) discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method for solving linear convection-diffusion equations. The method generalizes our previous work on developing the SLDG method for…

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We examine a variational multiscale method in which the unresolved fine-scales are approximated element-wise using a discontinuous Galerkin method. We establish stability and convergence results for the methodology as applied to the scalar…

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This work represents the first endeavor in using ultraweak formulations to implement high-order polygonal finite element methods via the discontinuous Petrov-Galerkin (DPG) methodology. Ultraweak variational formulations are nonstandard in…

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We introduce a family of proximal discontinuous Galerkin methods for variational inequalities, focusing on the obstacle problem as a didactic example. Each member of this family is born from applying a different well-known nonconforming…

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We consider the numerical construction of minimal Lagrangian graphs, which is related to recent applications in materials science, molecular engineering, and theoretical physics. It is known that this problem can be formulated as an…

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In this work, we propose a generalized alternating nonlinear generalized minimal residual method (GA-NGMRES) to accelerate first-order optimization schemes for PDE-constrained optimization problems governed by transport equations. We apply…

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In this article, we employ discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods for the finite element approximation of the frictionless unilateral contact problem using quadratic finite elements over simplicial triangulation. We first establish an optimal…

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We introduce a nonconforming hybrid finite element method for the two-dimensional vector Laplacian, based on a primal variational principle for which conforming methods are known to be inconsistent. Consistency is ensured using penalty…

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We address the numerical solution via Galerkin type methods of the Monge-Amp\`ere equation with transport boundary conditions arising in optimal mass transport, geometric optics and computational mesh or grid movement techniques. This fully…

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This paper introduces an auto-stabilized weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method for biharmonic equations with built-in stabilizers. Unlike existing stabilizer-free WG methods limited to convex elements in finite element partitions, our…

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