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This study presents a generalised least squares based method for fitting polygons and ellipses to data points. The method is based on a trigonometric fitness function that approximates a unit shape accurately, making it applicable to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-10-20 Yiming Quan , Shian Chen

Derivative-free - or zeroth-order - optimization (DFO) has gained recent attention for its ability to solve problems in a variety of application areas, including machine learning, particularly involving objectives which are stochastic…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-08-04 Coralia Cartis , Tyler Ferguson , Lindon Roberts

We propose a least-squares method involving the recovery of the gradient and possibly the Hessian for elliptic equation in nondivergence form. As our approach is based on the Lax--Milgram theorem with the curl-free constraint built into the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-09-08 Omar Lakkis , Amireh Mousavi

In this paper, based on the combination of finite element mesh and neural network, a novel type of neural network element space and corresponding machine learning method are designed for solving partial differential equations. The…

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We consider the fractional elliptic problem with Dirichlet boundary conditions on a bounded and convex domain $D$ of $\mathbb{R}^d$, with $d \geq 2$. In this paper, we perform a stochastic gradient descent algorithm that approximates the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-09-01 Nicolás Valenzuela

A mesh-free numerical method for solving linear elliptic PDE's using the local kernel theory that was developed for manifold learning is proposed. In particular, this novel approach exploits the local kernel theory which allows one to…

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For the optimal control problem governed by elliptic equations with interfaces, we present a numerical method based on the Hansbo's Nitsche-XFEM. We followed the Hinze's variational discretization concept to discretize the continuous…

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In this paper we present an algebraic dimension-oblivious two-level domain decomposition solver for discretizations of elliptic partial differential equations. The proposed parallel solver is based on a space-filling curve partitioning…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-01 Michael Griebel , Marc Alexander Schweitzer , Lukas Troska

In the present work we introduce a novel refinement algorithm for two-dimensional elliptic partial differential equations discretized with Virtual Element Method (VEM). The algorithm improves the numerical solution accuracy and the mesh…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-03-18 Stefano Berrone , Fabio Vicini

Meshless methods are commonly used to determine numerical solutions to partial differential equations (PDEs) for problems involving free surfaces and/or complex geometries, approximating spatial derivatives at collocation points via local…

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New finite element methods are proposed for elliptic interface problems in one and two dimensions. The main motivation is not only to get an accurate solution but also an accurate first order derivative at the interface (from each side).…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-03-02 Fangfang Qin , Zhaohui Wang , Zhijie Ma , Zhilin Li

We use a diffuse interface method for solving Poisson's equation with a Dirichlet condition on an embedded curved interface. The resulting diffuse interface problem is identified as a standard Dirichlet problem on approximating regular…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-11-23 Matthias Schlottbom

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…

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Solving high dimensional partial differential equations (PDEs) has historically posed a considerable challenge when utilizing conventional numerical methods, such as those involving domain meshes. Recent advancements in the field have seen…

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Linear elastic fracture mechanics admit analytic solutions that have low regularity at crack tips. Current numerical methods for partial differential equations (PDEs) of this type suffer from the constraint of such low regularity, and fail…

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Free boundary problems deal with systems of partial differential equations, where the domain boundaries are apriori unknown. Due to this special characteristic, it is challenging to solve free boundary problems either theoretically or…

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This paper presents a new parameter free partially penalized immersed finite element method and convergence analysis for solving second order elliptic interface problems. A lifting operator is introduced on interface edges to ensure the…

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In some cases, computational benefit can be gained by exploring the hyper parameter space using a deterministic set of grid points instead of a Markov chain. We view this as a numerical integration problem and make three unique…

Computation · Statistics 2016-09-30 Chaitanya Joshi , Paul T. Brown , Stephen Joe

In this paper we present a one dimensional second order accurate method to solve Elliptic equations with discontinuous coefficients on an arbitrary interface. Second order accuracy for the first derivative is obtained as well. The method is…

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