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Deep neural network approaches show promise in solving partial differential equations. However, unlike traditional numerical methods, they face challenges in enforcing essential boundary conditions. The widely adopted penalty-type methods,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-06 Haijun Yu , Shuo Zhang

Recently, innovative adaptations of the Ritz Method incorporating deep learning have been developed, known as the Deep Ritz Method. This approach employs a neural network as the test function for variational problems. However, the neural…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Rafael Florencio , Julio Guerrero

We present a novel approach that integrates unfitted finite element methods and neural networks to approximate partial differential equations on complex geometries. Easy-to-generate background meshes (e.g., a simple Cartesian mesh) that cut…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-04 Wei Li , Alberto F. Martín , Santiago Badia

We propose a deep learning based method, the Deep Ritz Method, for numerically solving variational problems, particularly the ones that arise from partial differential equations. The Deep Ritz method is naturally nonlinear, naturally…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-10-03 Weinan E , Bing Yu

In this paper, we study the deep Ritz method for solving the linear elasticity equation from a numerical analysis perspective. A modified Ritz formulation using the $H^{1/2}(\Gamma_D)$ norm is introduced and analyzed for linear elasticity…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-02 Min Liu , Zhiqiang Cai , Karthik Ramani

In this contribution, kernel approximations are applied as ansatz functions within the Deep Ritz method. This allows to approximate weak solutions of elliptic partial differential equations with weak enforcement of boundary conditions using…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-10-07 Hendrik Kleikamp , Tizian Wenzel

We develop a general form of the Ritz method for trial functions that do not satisfy the essential boundary conditions. The idea is to treat the latter as variational constraints and remove them using the Lagrange multipliers. In…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-05-17 Vojin Jovanovic , Sergiy Koshkin

In theory, boundary and initial conditions are important for the wellposedness of partial differential equations (PDEs). Numerically, these conditions can be enforced exactly in classical numerical methods, such as finite difference method…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-08-05 Liyao Lyu , Keke Wu , Rui Du , Jingrun Chen

We show that in the variational multiscale framework, the weak enforcement of essential boundary conditions via Nitsche's method corresponds directly to a particular choice of projection operator. The consistency, symmetry and penalty terms…

The solution of partial differential equations (PDEs) on complex domains often presents a significant computational challenge by requiring the generation of fitted meshes. The Diffuse Domain Method (DDM) is an alternative which reformulates…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-13 Luke Benfield , Andreas Dedner

Nitsche's method is a popular approach to implement Dirichlet-type boundary conditions in situations where a strong imposition is either inconvenient or simply not feasible. The method is widely applied in the context of unfitted finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-12-17 Frits de Prenter , Christoph Lehrenfeld , André Massing

Nitsche's method is a numerical approach that weakly enforces boundary conditions for partial differential equations. In recent years, Nitsche's method has experienced a revival owing to its natural application in modern computational…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-05-13 Hiroki Ishizaka

In this paper, we present and compare four methods to enforce Dirichlet boundary conditions in Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) and Variational Physics-Informed Neural Networks (VPINNs). Such conditions are usually imposed by adding…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-08 S. Berrone , C. Canuto , M. Pintore , N. Sukumar

Recent years have witnessed growing interests in solving partial differential equations by deep neural networks, especially in the high-dimensional case. Unlike classical numerical methods, such as finite difference method and finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-07-28 Jingrun Chen , Rui Du , Keke Wu

Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) are central to modeling complex systems across physical, biological, and engineering domains, yet traditional numerical methods often struggle with high-dimensional or complex problems. Physics-Informed…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-11 Chenggong Zhang

The solution to partial differential equations using deep learning approaches has shown promising results for several classes of initial and boundary-value problems. However, their ability to surpass, particularly in terms of accuracy,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-23 Ziad Aldirany , Régis Cottereau , Marc Laforest , Serge Prudhomme

Deep Ritz methods (DRM) have been proven numerically to be efficient in solving partial differential equations. In this paper, we present a convergence rate in $H^{1}$ norm for deep Ritz methods for Laplace equations with Dirichlet boundary…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-11-04 Chenguang Duan , Yuling Jiao , Yanming Lai , Xiliang Lu , Qimeng Quan , Jerry Zhijian Yang

We estimate the error of the Deep Ritz Method for linear elliptic equations. For Dirichlet boundary conditions, we estimate the error when the boundary values are imposed through the boundary penalty method. Our results apply to arbitrary…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-09-07 Johannes Müller , Marius Zeinhofer

We consider the approximation of initial/boundary value problems involving, possibly high-dimensional, dissipative evolution partial differential equations (PDEs) using a deep neural network framework. More specifically, we first propose…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-06-02 Emmanuil H. Georgoulis , Michail Loulakis , Asterios Tsiourvas

We present guidelines for deriving new Nitsche Finite Element Methods to enforce equality and inequality constraints that act on the value of the unknown mechanical quantity. We first formulate the problem as a stabilized finite element…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-01 Tom Gustafsson , Antti Hannukainen , Vili Kohonen , Juha Videman
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