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We construct an algebraic multigrid (AMG) based preconditioner for the reduced Hessian of a linear-quadratic optimization problem constrained by an elliptic partial differential equation. While the preconditioner generalizes a geometric…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-03 Andrew T. Barker , Andrei Draganescu

In recent years, topology optimization has been developed sufficiently and many researchers have concentrated on enhancing to computationally numerical algorithms for computational effectiveness of this method. Along with the development of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-01-19 Nam G. Luu , Thanh T. Banh

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

Linear solvers for large and sparse systems are a key element of scientific applications, and their efficient implementation is necessary to harness the computational power of current computers. Algebraic MultiGrid (AMG) preconditioners are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-04-25 Pasqua D'Ambra , Fabio Durastante , Salvatore Filippone

The numerical simulation of structural mechanics applications via finite elements usually requires the solution of large-size and ill-conditioned linear systems, especially when accurate results are sought for derived variables interpolated…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-06-26 Andrea Franceschini , Victor A. Paludetto Magri , Gianluca Mazzucco , Nicolò Spiezia , Carlo Janna

The use of multigrid and related preconditioners with the finite element method is often limited by the difficulty of applying the algorithm effectively to a problem, especially when the domain has a complex shape or adaptive refinement. We…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2015-03-19 Peter R. Brune , Matthew G. Knepley , L. Ridgway Scott

Algebraic multigrid (AMG) is conventionally applied in a black-box fashion, agnostic to the underlying geometry. In this work, we propose that using geometric information -- when available -- to assist with setting up the AMG hierarchy is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-18 Songzhe Xu , Majid Rasouli , Robert M. Kirby , David Moxey , Hari Sundar

Isogeometric analysis (IgA) offers enhanced approximation capabilities for the discretization of elliptic boundary-value problems, yet it results in large, sparse, and increasingly ill-conditioned linear systems due to higher…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-01 Pasqua D'Ambra , Fabio Durastante , Salvatore Filippone

Multiphase flow is a critical process in a wide range of applications, including carbon sequestration, contaminant remediation, and groundwater management. Typically, this process is modeled by a nonlinear system of partial differential…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-01-26 Quan M. Bui , Howard C. Elman , J. D. Moulton

Problems arising in Earth's mantle convection involve finding the solution to Stokes systems with large viscosity contrasts. These systems contain localized features which, even with adaptive mesh refinement, result in linear systems that…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-08-20 Thomas C. Clevenger , Timo Heister

We investigate the performance of multigrid preconditioners for solving linear systems arising from finite element discretizations of elliptic interface problems using the Fictitious Domain with Distributed Lagrange Multipliers (FD-DLM)…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-04 Najwa Alshehri , Daniele Boffi , Chayapol Chaoveeraprasit

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…

Parallel multigrid is widely used as preconditioners in solving large-scale sparse linear systems. However, the current multigrid library still needs more satisfactory performance for structured grid problems regarding speed and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-30 Yi Zong , Peinan Yu , Haopeng Huang , Zhengding Hu , Xinliang Wang , Qin Wang , Chensong Zhang , Xiaowen Xu , Jian Sun , Yongxiao Zhou , Wei Xue

Hybrid CPU-GPU algorithms for Algebraic Multigrid methods (AMG) to efficiently utilize both CPU and GPU resources are presented. In particular, hybrid AMG framework focusing on minimal utilization of GPU memory with performance on par with…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2020-07-02 Sashikumaar Ganesan , Manan Shah

An interior point method for the structural topology optimization is proposed. The linear systems arising in the method are solved by the conjugate gradient method preconditioned by geometric multigrid. The resulting method is then compared…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-06-21 Michal Kocvara , Sudaba Mohammed

Divergence constraints are present in the governing equations of numerous physical phenomena, and they usually lead to a Poisson equation whose solution represents a bottleneck in many simulation codes. Algebraic Multigrid (AMG) is arguably…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-06 Àdel Alsalti-Baldellou , Carlo Janna , Xavier Álvarez-Farré , F. Xavier Trias

Algebraic multigrid (AMG) is a widely used scalable solver and preconditioner for large-scale linear systems resulting from the discretization of a wide class of elliptic PDEs. While AMG has optimal computational complexity, the cost of…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2020-01-22 Wayne B. Mitchell , Robert Strzodka , Robert D. Falgout

The paper focuses on developing and studying efficient block preconditioners based on classical algebraic multigrid for the large-scale sparse linear systems arising from the fully coupled and implicitly cell-centered finite volume…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-02-03 Xiaoqiang Yue , Shulei Zhang , Xiaowen Xu , Shi Shu , Weidong Shi

The discretization of constrained nonlinear optimization problems arising in the field of topology optimization yields algebraic systems which are challenging to solve in practice, due to pathological ill-conditioning, strong nonlinearity…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-10-31 Michal Kocvara , Daniel Loghin , James Turner

The implementation of efficient multigrid preconditioners for elliptic partial differential equations (PDEs) is a challenge due to the complexity of the resulting algorithms and corresponding computer code. For sophisticated finite element…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2016-10-07 Lawrence Mitchell , Eike Hermann Müller
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