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We combine the parameterization method for invariant manifolds with the finite element method for elliptic PDEs,to obtain a new computational framework for high order approximation of invariant manifolds attached to unstable equilibrium…

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The solution of partial differential equations (PDEs) on complex domains often presents a significant computational challenge by requiring the generation of fitted meshes. The Diffuse Domain Method (DDM) is an alternative which reformulates…

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In this paper, we propose a new approach -- the Tempered Finite Element Method (TFEM) -- that extends the Finite Element Method (FEM) to classes of meshes that include zero-measure or nearly degenerate elements for which standard FEM…

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