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Error estimates are proved for finite element approximations to the solution of second-order hyperbolic partial differential equations with coefficients varying in both space and time. Optimal rates of convergence in the energy norm are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-17 Oussama Al Jarroudi , Marcus J. Grote

We consider a stabilized finite element method based on a spacetime formulation, where the equations are solved on a global (unstructured) spacetime mesh. A unique continuation problem for the wave equation is considered, where data is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-05-10 Erik Burman , Ali Feizmohammadi , Arnaud Munch , Lauri Oksanen

A fully discrete approximation of the semi-linear stochastic wave equation driven by multiplicative noise is presented. A standard linear finite element approximation is used in space and a stochastic trigonometric method for the temporal…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-11-26 Rikard Anton , David Cohen , Stig Larsson , Xiaojie Wang

The Douglas--Rachford and Peaceman--Rachford splitting methods are common choices for temporal discretizations of evolution equations. In this paper we combine these methods with spatial discretizations fulfilling some easily verifiable…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-05-10 Eskil Hansen , Erik Henningsson

We construct a structure preserving non-conforming finite element approximation scheme for the bi-harmonic wave maps into spheres equation. It satisfies a discrete energy law and preserves the non-convex sphere constraint of the continuous…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-09 Ľubomír Baňas , Sebastian Herr

We present and analyse a new conforming space-time Galerkin discretisation of a semi-linear wave equation, based on a variational formulation derived from De Giorgi's elliptic regularisation viewpoint of the wave equation in second-order…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-22 Lehel Banjai , Emmanuil H. Georgoulis , Brian Hennessy

We introduce an arbitrary order, stabilized finite element method for solving a unique continuation problem subject to the time-harmonic elastic wave equation with variable coefficients. Based on conditional stability estimates we prove…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-04-25 Erik Burman , Janosch Preuss

In this work we design a novel $C^1$-conforming virtual element method of arbitrary order $k \geq 2$, to solve the biharmonic problem on a domain with curved boundary and internal curved interfaces in two dimensions. By introducing a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-05-30 L. Beirão da Veiga , D. Mora , A. Silgado

This paper is devoted to the numerical analysis of a fully discrete finite element approximation for the stochastic Benjamin-Bona-Mahony equation driven by multiplicative noise. We first establish the existence and uniqueness of solutions…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-10 Hung D. Nguyen , Thoa Thieu , Liet Vo

A family of implicit-in-time mixed finite element schemes is presented for the numerical approximation of the acoustic wave equation. The mixed space discretization is based on the displacement form of the wave equation and the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-04-17 Samir Karaa

We prove the convergence of certain second-order numerical methods to weak solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations satisfying in addition the local energy inequality, and therefore suitable in the sense of Scheffer and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-03-02 Luigi C. Berselli , Stefano Spirito

We present a novel space-time isogeometric discretization of the acoustic wave equation in second-order formulation that is intrinsically unconditionally stable. The method relies on a variational framework inspired by [Walkington 2014],…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-19 Matteo Ferrari , Ilaria Perugia

We study several numerical discretization techniques for the one-space plus one-time dimensional Dirac equation, including finite difference and space-time finite element methods. Two finite difference schemes and several space-time finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-12-04 Robert Vaselaar , Hyun Lim , Jung-Han Kimn

In this paper we establish best approximation type error estimates for the fully discrete Galerkin solutions of the time-dependent Stokes problem using the stream-function formulation. For the time discretization we use the discontinuous…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-20 Dmitriy Leykekhman , Boris Vexler , Jakob Wagner

We consider the numerical approximation of acoustic wave propagation problems by mixed BDM(k+1)-P(k) finite elements on unstructured meshes. Optimal convergence of the discrete velocity and super-convergence of the pressure by one order are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-05-27 Herbert Egger , Bogdan Radu

We propose and analyze a space-time finite element method for Westervelt's quasilinear model of ultrasound waves in second-order formulation. The method combines conforming finite element spatial discretizations with a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-19 Sergio Gómez , Vanja Nikolić

We consider a family of conforming space-time finite element discretizations for the wave equation based on splines of maximal regularity in time. Traditional techniques may require a CFL condition to guarantee stability. Recent works by O.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-10-25 Matteo Ferrari , Sara Fraschini

We revisit second-order-in-time space-time discretizations of the linear and semilinear wave equations by establishing precise equivalences with first-order-in-time formulations. Focusing on schemes using continuous piecewise-polynomial…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-07 Matteo Ferrari , Ilaria Perugia , Enrico Zampa

Convergence results are shown for full discretizations of quasilinear parabolic partial differential equations on evolving surfaces. As a semidiscretization in space the evolving surface finite element method is considered, using a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-04-01 Balázs Kovács , Christian Andreas Power Guerra

We study space--time isogeometric discretizations of the linear acoustic wave equation that use splines of arbitrary degree p, both in space and time. We propose a space--time variational formulation that is obtained by adding a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-08-02 Sara Fraschini , Gabriele Loli , Andrea Moiola , Giancarlo Sangalli