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The aim of this article is to derive discontinuous finite elements vector spaces which can be put in a discrete de-Rham complex for which an harmonic gap property may be proven. First, discontinuous finite element spaces inspired by…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-01-16 Vincent Perrier

This work presents a Discrete de Rham (DDR) numerical scheme for solving linear elasticity problems on general polyhedral meshes, with a focus on preventing volumetric locking in the quasi-incompressible regime. The method is formulated as…

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Compatible Discrete Operator schemes preserve basic properties of the continuous model at the discrete level. They combine discrete differential operators that discretize exactly topological laws and discrete Hodge operators that…

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We show that the DDR method can be interpreted as defining a computable consistent discrete $\mathrm{L}^2$ product on a conforming FES defined by PDEs. Without modifying the numerical method itself, this point of view provides an…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-23 Snorre H. Christiansen , Francesca Rapetti

We propose a new stable variational formulation for the quad-div problem in three dimensions and prove its well-posedness. Using this weak form, we develop and analyze the $\boldsymbol{H}(\operatorname{grad-div})$-conforming virtual element…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-10 Xiaojing Dong , Yibing Han , Yunqing Huang

In this paper we prove the discrete compactness property for a wide class of p-version finite element approximations of non-elliptic variational eigenvalue problems in two and three space dimensions. In a very general framework, we find…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-08-01 Daniele Boffi , Martin Costabel , Monique Dauge , Leszek Demkowicz , Ralf Hiptmair

We present degrees of freedom to accompany the approximation spaces already presented in a companion paper and thus complete the definition of families of high-order conforming finite elements on pyramids for the spaces of the de Rham…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2010-10-29 Nilima Nigam , Joel Phillips

We consider continuous Dirac operators defined on $\mathbf{R}^d$, $d\in\{1,2,3\}$, together with various discrete versions of them. Both forward-backward and symmetric finite differences are used as approximations to partial derivatives. We…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-07-19 Horia D. Cornean , Henrik Garde , Arne Jensen

We analyze constrained and unconstrained minimization problems on patches of tetrahedra sharing a common vertex with discontinuous piecewise polynomial data of degree p. We show that the discrete minimizers in the spaces of piecewise…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-07-29 T. Chaumont-Frelet , M. Vohralik

We propose a general algorithm for non-conforming adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) of unstructured meshes in high-order finite element codes. Our focus is on h-refinement with a fixed polynomial order. The algorithm handles triangular,…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2019-05-13 Jakub Červený , Veselin Dobrev , Tzanio Kolev

This paper constructs polynomial bases that capture the structure of the de Rham complex with boundary conditions in disks and cylinders (both periodic and finite) in a way that respects rotational symmetry. The starting point is explicit…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-26 Sheehan Olver

In this paper we present a unified framework for constructing spectrally equivalent low-order-refined discretizations for the high-order finite element de Rham complex. This theory covers diffusion problems in $H^1$, $H({\rm curl})$, and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-04-26 Will Pazner , Tzanio Kolev , Clark Dohrmann

Symmetry-preserving (mimetic) discretization aims to preserve certain properties of a continuous differential operator in its discrete counterpart. For these discretizations, stability and (discrete) conservation of mass, momentum and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-09-25 B. van 't Hof , M. J. Vuik

Given a domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$, the de Rham complex of differential forms arises naturally in the study of problems in electromagnetism and fluid mechanics defined on $\Omega$, and its discretization helps build stable…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-09-07 Kendrick Shepherd , Deepesh Toshniwal

It is proved in Chon{\'e} and Le Meur (2001) that the problem of minimizing a Dirichlet-like functional of the function $u\_h$ discretized with $P\_1$ Finite Elements, under the constraint that $u\_h$ be convex, cannot converge. Here, we…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-04-04 Hervé Le Meur

We investigate discrete Poincar\'e inequalities on piecewise polynomial subspaces of the Sobolev spaces H(curl) and H(div) in three space dimensions. We characterize the dependence of the constants on the continuous-level constants, the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-11-06 Alexandre Ern , Johnny Guzmán , Pratyush Potu , Martin Vohralík

In this paper we study the cohomology of the de Rham complex of sheaves of reflexive differential forms on a normal complex space. First, we prove that the complex is exact in degree one under suitable conditions on the underlying…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2014-01-30 Clemens Jörder

In this work we address the reduction of face degrees of freedom (DOFs) for discrete elasticity complexes. Specifically, using serendipity techniques, we develop a reduced version of a recently introduced two-dimensional complex arising…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-07-18 Michele Botti , Daniele A. Di Pietro , Marwa Salah

In this work we develop arbitrary-order Discontinuous Skeletal Gradient Discretisations (DSGD) on general polytopal meshes. Discontinuous Skeletal refers to the fact that the globally coupled unknowns are broken polynomial on the mesh…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-09 Daniele A. Di Pietro , Jérôme Droniou , Gianmarco Manzini

In this work we develop a discretisation method for the Brinkman problem that is uniformly well-behaved in all regimes (as identified by a local dimensionless number with the meaning of a friction coefficient) and supports general meshes as…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-03-22 Daniele A. Di Pietro , Jérôme Droniou