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In this paper, we propose a descent method for composite optimization problems with linear operators. Specifically, we first design a structure-exploiting preconditioner tailored to the linear operator so that the resulting preconditioned…

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Uniform preconditioners for operators of negative order discretized by (dis)continuous piecewise polynomials of any order are constructed from a boundedly invertible operator of opposite order discretized by continuous piecewise linears.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-04 Rob Stevenson , Raymond van Venetië

We present preconditioning techniques to solve linear systems of equations with a block two-by-two and three-by-three structure arising from finite element discretizations of the fictitious domain method with Lagrange multipliers. In…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-09 Michele Benzi , Marco Feder , Luca Heltai , Federica Mugnaioni

This paper deals with balanced domain decomposition by constraints (BDDC) method for solving large-scale linear systems of algebraic equations arising from the space-time finite element discretization of parabolic initial-boundary value…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-30 Ulrich Langer , Huidong Yang

We develop a general framework for construction and analysis of discrete extension operators with application to unfitted finite element approximation of partial differential equations. In unfitted methods so called cut elements intersected…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-01-26 Erik Burman , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson

The paper considers grad-div stabilized equal-order finite elements (FE) methods for the linearized Navier-Stokes equations. A block triangular preconditioner for the resulting system of algebraic equations is proposed which is closely…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-11-12 Yunhui He , Maxim Olshanskii

Many subsurface engineering applications involve tight-coupling between fluid flow, solid deformation, fracturing, and similar processes. To better understand the complex interplay of different governing equations, and therefore design…

Operators with fractional perturbations are crucial components for robust preconditioning of interface-coupled multiphysics systems. However, in case the perturbation is strong, standard approaches can fail to provide scalable approximation…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-12-01 Miroslav Kuchta

In this paper a new primal-dual mixed finite element method is introduced, aimed to model multiscale problems with several geometric subregions in the domain of interest. In each of these regions porous media fluid flow takes place, but…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-08-21 Fernando A Morales

We present a two-level preconditioner for solving linear systems arising from the discretization of the elliptic, linear-elastic deformation equation, in displacement unknowns, over domains that have arbitrary geometric and topological…

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Motivated by a wide range of real-world problems whose solutions exhibit boundary and interior layers, the numerical analysis of discretizations of singularly perturbed differential equations is an established sub-discipline within the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-12-08 Scott P. MacLachlan , Niall Madden , Thái Anh Nhan

We derive and analyze a broad class of finite element methods for numerically simulating the stationary, low Reynolds number flow of concentrated mixtures of several distinct chemical species in a common thermodynamic phase. The underlying…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-24 Aaron Baier-Reinio , Patrick E. Farrell

In this paper we compare numerically two different coarse space definitions for two-level domain decomposition preconditioners for the Helmholtz equation, both in two and three dimensions. While we solve the pure Helmholtz problem without…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-08-06 Marcella Bonazzoli , Victorita Dolean , Ivan Graham , Euan Spence , Pierre-Henri Tournier

This work continues a line of works on developing partially explicit methods for multiscale problems. In our previous works, we have considered linear multiscale problems, where the spatial heterogeneities are at subgrid level and are not…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-08-31 Eric T. Chung , Yalchin Efendiev , Wing Tat Leung , Wenyuan Li

In this paper, we propose a new finite element solution approach to the multi-compartmental Darcy equations describing flow and interactions in a porous medium with multiple fluid compartments. We introduce a new numerical formulation and a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-03-24 Eleonora Piersanti , Marie E. Rognes , Kent-Andre Mardal

The Onsager-Stefan-Maxwell (OSM) equations are an important model of mass transport in multicomponent flows with multiple chemical species. They describe the coupling of diffusive fluxes between species, accounting for their interactions…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-22 Kars Knook , Aaron Baier-Reinio , Patrick E. Farrell

In this note, we consider preconditioned Krylov subspace methods for discrete fluid-structure interaction problems with a nonlinear hyperelastic material model and covering a large range of flows, e.g, water, blood, and air with highly…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-03-15 U. Langer , H. Yang

This paper rigorously analyses preconditioners for the time-harmonic Maxwell equations with absorption, where the PDE is discretised using curl-conforming finite-element methods of fixed, arbitrary order and the preconditioner is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-03-23 Marcella Bonazzoli , Victorita Dolean , Ivan G. Graham , Euan A. Spence , Pierre-Henri Tournier

An abstract framework for constructing stable decompositions of the spaces corresponding to general symmetric positive definite problems into "local" subspaces and a global "coarse" space is developed. Particular applications of this…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2011-05-06 Y. Efendiev , J. Galvis , R. Lazarov , J. Willems

Topology optimization problems generally support multiple local minima, and real-world applications are typically three-dimensional. In previous work [I. P. A. Papadopoulos, P. E. Farrell, and T. M. Surowiec, Computing multiple solutions of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-11-23 Ioannis P. A. Papadopoulos , Patrick E. Farrell