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A class of non-smooth and non-convex optimization problems with penalty constraints linked to variational inequalities (VI) is studied with respect to its shape differentiability. The specific problem stemming from quasi-brittle fracture…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-05-09 Victor A. Kovtunenko , Karl Kunisch

Partial differential equations (PDEs) play a fundamental role in modeling and simulating problems across a wide range of disciplines. Recent advances in deep learning have shown the great potential of physics-informed neural networks…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-01-31 Pu Ren , Chengping Rao , Yang Liu , Jianxun Wang , Hao Sun

Real-time simulation of elastic structures is essential in many applications, from computer-guided surgical interventions to interactive design in mechanical engineering. The Finite Element Method is often used as the numerical method of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-09-21 Alban Odot , Ryadh Haferssas , Stéphane Cotin

We introduce the concept of data-driven finite element methods. These are finite-element discretizations of partial differential equations (PDEs) that resolve quantities of interest with striking accuracy, regardless of the underlying mesh…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-11-15 Ignacio Brevis , Ignacio Muga , Kristoffer G. van der Zee

Fractional differential equations (FDEs) are an extension of the theory of fractional calculus. However, due to the difficulty in finding analytical solutions, there have not been extensive applications of FDEs until recent decades. With…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-07-20 Nirupama Bhattacharya , Gabriel A. Silva

Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) are central to science and engineering. Since solving them is computationally expensive, a lot of effort has been put into approximating their solution operator via both traditional and recently…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-14 Alessandro Longhi , Danny Lathouwers , Zoltán Perkó

We provide a unifying framework for $\mathcal{L}_2$-optimal reduced-order modeling for linear time-invariant dynamical systems and stationary parametric problems. Using parameter-separable forms of the reduced-model quantities, we derive…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-10-17 Petar Mlinarić , Serkan Gugercin

While topological derivatives have proven useful in applications of topology optimisation and inverse problems, their mathematically rigorous derivation remains an ongoing research topic, in particular in the context of nonlinear partial…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-07-20 Peter Gangl , Kevin Sturm

We propose a two-stage method called \textit{Spline Assisted Partial Differential Equation based Model Identification (SAPDEMI)} to identify partial differential equation (PDE)-based models from noisy data. In the first stage, we employ the…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-09-17 Yujie Zhao , Xiaoming Huo , Yajun Mei

Conventional finite-difference schemes for solving partial differential equations are based on approximating derivatives by finite-differences. In this work, an alternative theory is proposed which view finite-difference schemes as…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-09-23 Siu A. Chin

At present, deep learning based methods are being employed to resolve the computational challenges of high-dimensional partial differential equations (PDEs). But the computation of the high order derivatives of neural networks is costly,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-03-17 Quanhui Zhu , Jiang Yang

Physical systems whose dynamics are governed by partial differential equations (PDEs) find applications in numerous fields, from engineering design to weather forecasting. The process of obtaining the solution from such PDEs may be…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-09-21 Pratyush Bhatt , Yash Kumar , Azzeddine Soulaimani

Solving partial differential equations with the finite element method leads to large linear systems of equations that must be solved. When these systems have a natural block structure due to multiple field variables, using iterative solvers…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2025-09-08 Martin Řehoř , Jack S. Hale

When training large models, such as neural networks, the full derivatives of order 2 and beyond are usually inaccessible, due to their computational cost. Therefore, among the second-order optimization methods, it is common to bypass the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-01 Pierre Wolinski

This letter presents a method to reduce the computational demands of including second-order dynamics sensitivity information into the Differential Dynamic Programming (DDP) trajectory optimization algorithm. An approach to DDP is developed…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-07-01 John N. Nganga , Patrick M. Wensing

Multi-material design optimization problems can, after discretization, be solved by the iterative solution of simpler sub-problems which approximate the original problem at an expansion point to first order. In particular, models…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-01 Peter Gangl , Nico Nees , Michael Stingl

This work provides a numerical calculation of shape gradients of failure probabilities for mechanical components using a first discretize, then adjoint approach. While deterministic life prediction models for failure mechanisms are not…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-06-13 Hanno Gottschalk , Mohamed Saadi

We present a new software system PETSc TSAdjoint for first-order and second-order adjoint sensitivity analysis of time-dependent nonlinear differential equations. The derivative calculation in PETSc TSAdjoint is essentially a high-level…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2021-10-28 Hong Zhang , Emil M. Constantinescu , Barry F. Smith

Ceramic is a material frequently used in industry because of its favorable properties. Common approaches in shape optimization for ceramic structures aim to minimize the tensile stress acting on the component, as it is the main driver for…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-05-17 Matthias Bolten , Hanno Gottschalk , Camilla Hahn , Mohamed Saadi

Solving partial differential equations (PDEs) on shapes underpins many shape analysis and engineering tasks; yet, prevailing PDE solvers operate on polygonal/triangle meshes while modern 3D assets increasingly live as neural…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-29 Lilian Welschinger , Yilin Liu , Zican Wang , Niloy Mitra