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In this work, we exploit the capability of virtual element methods in accommodating approximation spaces featuring high-order continuity to numerically approximate differential problems of the form $\Delta^p u =f$, $p\ge1$. More…
When using the finite element method (FEM) in inverse problems, its discretization error can produce parameter estimates that are inaccurate and overconfident. The Bayesian finite element method (BFEM) provides a probabilistic model for the…
In this study, we present a precise anisotropic interpolation error estimate for the Morley finite element method (FEM) and apply it to fourth-order elliptic equations. We do not impose the shape-regularity mesh condition in the analysis.…
We introduce and analyze a robust nonconforming finite element method for a three dimensional singularly perturbed quad-curl model problem. For the solution of the model problem, we derive proper a priori bounds, based on which, we prove…
The $hp$-version of the finite element method is applied to a singularly perturbed reaction-diffusion equation posed in one- and two-dimensional domains with analytic boundary. On suitably designed \emph{Spectral Boundary Layer meshes},…
We present a new technique to apply finite element methods to partial differential equations over curved domains. A change of variables along a coordinate transformation satisfying only low regularity assumptions can translate a Poisson…
In the convergence analysis of numerical methods for solving partial differential equations (such as finite element methods) one arrives at certain generalized eigenvalue problems, whose maximal eigenvalues need to be estimated as…
We present a Trefftz-type finite element method on meshes consisting of curvilinear polygons. Local basis functions are computed using integral equation techniques that allow for the efficient and accurate evaluation of quantities needed in…
In this paper, we propose a robust solver for the finite element discrete problem of the stationary incompressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations in three dimensions. By the mixed finite element method, both the velocity and the…
This paper is concerned with the computable error estimates for the eigenvalue problem which is solved by the general conforming finite element methods on the general meshes. Based on the computable error estimate, we can give an…
A number of non-standard finite element methods have been proposed in recent years, each of which derives from a specific class of PDE-constrained norm minimization problems. The most notable examples are $\mathcal{L}\mathcal{L}^*$ methods.…
We present a space-time finite element method for the heat equation that computes quasi-optimal approximations with respect to natural norms while incorporating local mesh refinements in space-time. The discretized problem is solved with a…
The singularly perturbed reaction-diffusion problem $\varepsilon^2\Delta^2 u - \mathrm{div}\left(c\nabla u\right) = f$ is considered on the unit square $\Omega$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$ with homogenous Dirichlet boundary conditions. Its solution…
This paper concerns the inclusion of Newton's method into an adaptive finite element method (FEM) for the solution of nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs). It features an adaptive choice of the damping parameter in the Newton…
One way of improving the behavior of finite element schemes for classical, time-dependent Maxwell's equations, is to render them from their hyperbolic character to elliptic form. This paper is devoted to the study of the stabilized linear…
We present a finite element (FE) scheme for the numerical approximation of the solution to a non-local Poisson equation involving the one-dimensional fractional Laplacian $(-d_x^2)^s$ on the interval $(-L,L)$. In particular, we include the…
In this paper, a piecewise quadratic finite element method on rectangular grids for the $H^1$ problems is presented. The proposed method can be viewed as a reduced rectangular Morley element. For the source problem, the convergence rate of…
We study the $h$- and $p$-versions of non-conforming harmonic virtual element methods (VEM) for the approximation of the Dirichlet-Laplace problem on a 2D polygonal domain, providing quasi-optimal error bounds. Harmonic VEM do not make use…
We study the approximation properties of a harmonic function $u \in H\sp{1-k}(\Omega)$, $k > 0$, on relatively compact sub-domain $A$ of $\Omega$, using the Generalized Finite Element Method. For smooth, bounded domains $\Omega$, we obtain…
In this paper we present a first supercloseness analysis for higher-order Galerkin FEM applied to a singularly perturbed convection-diffusion problem. Using a solution decomposition and a special representation of our finite element space…