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We study some numerical methods for solving second order elliptic problem with interface. We introduce an immersed interface finite element method based on the `broken' $P_1$-nonconforming piecewise linear polynomials on interface…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2009-11-26 Do Y. Kwak , K. T. Wee

It is shown in this paper that non-conforming finite elements on the triangle using $P^{1}$-nonconforming polynomials and $P^{2}$ -conforming polynomials can be easily built and used.They appear as an 'enriched' version of the standard…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-09-11 Dibyendu Adak , E. Natarajan

We introduce a novel method for bounding high-order multi-dimensional polynomials in finite element approximations. The method involves precomputing optimal piecewise-linear bounding boxes for polynomial basis functions, which can then be…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-04-17 Tarik Dzanic , Tzanio Kolev , Ketan Mittal

To obtain the highest confidence on the correction of numerical simulation programs for the resolution of Partial Differential Equations (PDEs), one has to formalize the mathematical notions and results that allow to establish the soundness…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2024-10-03 François Clément , Vincent Martin

To obtain the highest confidence on the correction of numerical simulation programs implementing the finite element method, one has to formalize the mathematical notions and results that allow to establish the soundness of the method.…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-04-05 François Clément , Vincent Martin

A finite element methodology for large classes of variational boundary value problems is defined which involves discretizing two linear operators: (1) the differential operator defining the spatial boundary value problem; and (2) a Riesz…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-12-08 Brendan Keith , Socratis Petrides , Federico Fuentes , Leszek Demkowicz

The modeling of large deformation fracture mechanics has been a challenging problem regarding the accuracy of numerical methods and their ability to deal with considerable changes in deformations of meshes where having the presence of…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2019-03-21 Hai D. Huynh , Phuong Tran , Xiaoying Zhuang , H. Nguyen-Xuan

Explicit time advancement for continuous finite elements requires the inversion of a global mass matrix. For spectral element simulations on quadrilaterals and hexahedra, there is an accurate approximate mass matrix which is diagonal,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-06-27 Jay Appleton , Brian Helenbrook

Invariant theory provides more efficient tools, such as Molien generating functions and integrity bases, than basic group theory, that relies on projector techniques for the construction of symmetry--adapted polynomials in the symmetry…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-07-15 Patrick Cassam-Chenaï , Guillaume Dhont , Frédéric Patras

We present new and efficient quadrature rules for computing the stiffness matrices of mass-lumped tetrahedral elements for wave propagation modelling. These quadrature rules allow for a more efficient implementation of the mass-lumped…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-05 S. Geevers , W. A. Mulder , J. J. W. van der Vegt

In this article, we study superconvergence properties of immersed finite element methods for the one dimensional elliptic interface problem. Due to low global regularity of the solution, classical superconvergence phenomenon for finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-02-16 Waixiang Cao , Xu Zhang , Zhimin Zhang

The Finite Element Method (FEM) is the gold standard for spatial discretization in numerical simulations for a wide spectrum of real-world engineering problems. Prototypical areas of interest include linear heat transfer and linear…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-01-10 Marcelo Forets , Daniel Freire Caporale , Jorge M. Pérez Zerpa

This paper is part of a series developing $C^0$ finite element methods for fourth-order elliptic equations on polygonal domains. Here, we investigate how boundary conditions influence the design of effective $C^0$ schemes, specifically…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-05 Xihao Zhang , Hengguang Li , Nianyu Yi , Peimeng Yin

The Finite Element Method (FEM) is widely used to solve discrete Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) in engineering and graphics applications. The popularity of FEM led to the development of a large family of variants, most of which…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2022-03-10 Teseo Schneider , Yixin Hu , Xifeng Gao , Jeremie Dumas , Denis Zorin , Daniele Panozzo

Zernike polynomials are a basis of orthogonal polynomials on the unit disk that are a natural basis for representing smooth functions. They arise in a number of applications including optics and atmospheric sciences. In this paper, we…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-11-08 Philip Greengard , Kirill Serkh

We introduce an integrated meshing and finite element method pipeline enabling black-box solution of partial differential equations in the volume enclosed by a boundary representation. We construct a hybrid hexahedral-dominant mesh, which…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2022-02-04 Teseo Schneider , Jeremie Dumas , Xifeng Gao , Mario Botsch , Daniele Panozzo , Denis Zorin

We solve elliptic systems of equations posed on highly heterogeneous materials. Examples of this class of problems are composite structures and geological processes. We focus on a model problem which is a second-order elliptic equation with…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-12-11 Leonardo A. Poveda , Sebastian Huepo , Victor M. Calo , Juan Galvis

The implementation of the finite element method for linear elliptic equations requires to assemble the stiffness matrix and the load vector. In general, the entries of this matrix-vector system are not known explicitly but need to be…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-08-26 Raphael Kruse , Nick Polydorides , Yue Wu

Hilbert space frames generalize orthonormal bases to allow redundancy in representations of vectors while keeping good reconstruction properties. A frame comes with an associated frame operator encoding essential properties of the frame. We…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-11-30 Tim Haga , Christoph Pegel

This paper presents a complete Pascal interpolation scheme for use in the plane geometry mapping applied in association with numerical methods. The geometry of a domain element is approximated by a complete Pascal polynomial. The…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2019-03-11 Sulaiman Y. Abo Diab