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We consider a Stokes problem posed on a 2D surface embedded in a 3D domain. The equations describe an equilibrium, area-preserving tangential flow of a viscous surface fluid and serve as a model problem in the dynamics of material…

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We consider the approximation of eigenvalue problems for elasticity equations with interface. This kind of problems can be efficiently discretized by using immersed finite element method (IFEM) based on Crouzeix-Raviart P1-nonconforming…

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We present a unified framework for developing and analysing immersed finite element (IFE) spaces for solving typical elliptic interface problems with interface independent meshes. This framework allows us to construct a group of new IFE…

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A new finite element method (FEM) using meshes that do not necessarily align with the interface is developed for two- and three-dimensional anisotropic elliptic interface problems with nonhomogeneous jump conditions. The degrees of freedom…

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This article presents a higher-order spectral element method for the two-dimensional Stokes interface problem involving a piecewise constant viscosity coefficient. The proposed numerical formulation is based on least-squares formulation.…

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In this paper, we introduce an immersed $C^0$ interior penalty method for solving two-dimensional biharmonic interface problems on unfitted meshes. To accommodate the biharmonic interface conditions, high-order immersed finite element (IFE)…

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A new immersed finite element (IFE) method is developed for second-order elliptic problems with discontinuous diffusion coefficient. The IFE space is constructed based on the rotated Q1 nonconforming finite elements with the integral-value…

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In this paper we introduce a finite element method for the Stokes equations with a massless immersed membrane. This membrane applies normal and tangential forces affecting the velocity and pressure of the fluid. Additionally, the points…

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The paper addresses stability and finite element analysis of the stationary two-phase Stokes problem with a piecewise constant viscosity coefficient experiencing a jump across the interface between two fluid phases. We first prove a priori…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-23 Ernesto Cáceres , Johnny Guzmán , Maxim Olshanskii

We construct and analyze a group of immersed finite element (IFE) spaces formed by linear, bilinear and rotated Q1 polynomials for solving planar elasticity equation involving interface. The shape functions in these IFE spaces are…

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We present a parametric finite element approximation of two-phase flow. This free boundary problem is given by the Stokes equations in the two phases, which are coupled via jump conditions across the interface. Using a novel variational…

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It has been noted that the traditional scaling argument cannot be directly applied to the error analysis of immersed finite elements (IFE) because, in general, the spaces on the reference element associated with the IFE spaces on different…

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In this paper a time dependent Stokes problem that is motivated by a standard sharp interface model for the fluid dynamics of two-phase flows is studied. This Stokes interface problem has discontinuous density and viscosity coefficients and…

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We present an efficient and accurate immersed boundary (IB) finite element (FE) solver for numerically solving incompressible Navier--Stokes equations. Particular emphasis is given to internal flows with complex geometries (blood flow in…

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In this paper, we present a new immersed finite element scheme for solving elliptic interface problems on unfitted meshes by combining the skeletal finite element method (FEM) with the standard FEM. The skeletal FEM is used for the…

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The particle-in-cell (PIC) method has been widely used for plasma simulation, because of its noise-reduction capability and moderate computational cost. The immersed finite element (IFE) method is efficient for solving interface problems on…

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