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In this work, following the discrete de Rham (DDR) approach, we develop a discrete counterpart of a two-dimensional de Rham complex with enhanced regularity. The proposed construction supports general polygonal meshes and arbitrary…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-10-28 Daniele A. Di Pietro

In this paper, we develop the theoretical foundations of discrete Dirac mechanics, that is, discrete mechanics of degenerate Lagrangian/Hamiltonian systems with constraints. We first construct discrete analogues of Tulczyjew's triple and…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2015-02-13 Melvin Leok , Tomoki Ohsawa

This paper introduces a unified analysis framework of equal-order hybridized discontinuous finite element (HDG) methods. The general framework covers standard HDG, embedded discontinuous finite element, and embedded-hybridized discontinuous…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-17 Xiaoqi Ma , Jin Zhang

We construct the nodal basis of $C^m$-$P_{k}^{(3)}$ ($k \ge 2^3m+1$) and $C^m$-$P_{k}^{(4)}$ ($k \ge 2^4m+1$) finite elements on 3D tetrahedral and 4D simplicial grids, respectively. $C^m$-$P_{k}^{(n)}$ stands for the space of globally…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-02-15 Shangyou Zhang

We study kernel functions, and associated reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces $\mathscr{H}$ over infinite, discrete and countable sets $V$. Numerical analysis builds discrete models (e.g., finite element) for the purpose of finding…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2015-08-17 Palle Jorgensen , Feng Tian

The general topic of the present paper is to study the conservation for some structural property of a given problem when discretising this problem. Precisely we are interested with Lagrangian or Hamiltonian structures and thus with…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-01-17 Jacky Cresson , Isabelle Greff , Charles Pierre

We consider systems of nonlinear magnetostatics and quasistatics that typically arise in the modeling and simulation of electric machines. The nonlinear problems, eventually obtained after time discretization, are usually solved by…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-11-27 Herbert Egger , Felix Engertsberger , Bogdan Radu

We consider time-harmonic linear elasticity equations in domains containing two-dimensional semi-infinite strips. Since for such problems there exist modes with different signs of group and phase velocity, standard perfectly matched layer…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-06-17 Martin Halla , Lothar Nannen

This article considers a model problem of elastoplasticity with linearly kinematic hardening and presents hp-finite element discretizations of two equivalent weak formulations each having their respective advantages. A mixed variational…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-12 Patrick Bammer , Lothar Banz , Miriam Schönauer , Andreas Schröder

In this paper we develop the Lagrangian and multisymplectic structures of the Heisenberg magnet (HM) model which are then used as the basis for geometric discretizations of HM. Despite a topological obstruction to the existence of a global…

Computational Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. Karpeev , C. M. Schober

We develop a hybrid spatial discretization for the wave equation in second order form, based on high-order accurate finite difference methods and discontinuous Galerkin methods. The hybridization combines computational efficiency of finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-10-26 Siyang Wang , Gunilla Kreiss

We present new finite elements for solving the Riesz maps of the de Rham complex on triangular and tetrahedral meshes at high order. The finite elements discretize the same spaces as usual, but with different basis functions, so that the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-18 Pablo D. Brubeck , Patrick E. Farrell , Robert C. Kirby , Charles Parker

In this paper we propose a process of lagrangian reduction and reconstruction for nonholonomic discrete mechanical systems where the action of a continuous symmetry group makes the configuration space a principal bundle. The result of the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-07-19 Javier Fernandez , Cora Tori , Marcela Zuccalli

We propose a novel mixed finite-element formulation for geometrically exact (Simo--Reissner) beams that introduces the moment vector as additional independent field. The specific mixed form allows for an element-local, discontinuous…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-20 Alexander Humer , Ivo Steinbrecher , Astrid Pechstein

We want to propose a new discretization ansatz for the second order Hessian complex exploiting benefits of isogeometric analysis, namely the possibility of high-order convergence and smoothness of test functions. Although our approach is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-09-14 Jeremias Arf , Bernd Simeon

We study the discretisation of a uniaxial (rank-one) reduction of the Oldroyd-B model for dilute polymer solutions, in which the conformation tensor is represented as $\sig = \vec b \otimes \vec b$. Building on structural analogies with…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-11-26 Ben S. Ashby , Gabriel R. Barrenechea , Alex Lukyanov , Tristan Pryer , Alex Trenam

We introduce a nonconforming hybrid finite element method for the two-dimensional vector Laplacian, based on a primal variational principle for which conforming methods are known to be inconsistent. Consistency is ensured using penalty…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-02 Mary Barker , Shuhao Cao , Ari Stern

Two types of finite element spaces on triangles are constructed for div-div conforming symmetric tensors. Besides the normal-normal continuity, the stress tensor is continuous at vertices and another trace involving combination of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-02-02 Long Chen , Xuehai Huang

Many problems in science and engineering can be rigorously recast into minimizing a suitable energy functional. We have been developing efficient and flexible solution strategies to tackle various minimization problems by employing finite…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-10-03 Miroslav Frost , Alexej Moskovka , Jan Valdman

In order to generalize finite element methods to differential forms, Arnold, Falk, and Winther constructed two families of spaces of polynomial differential forms on a simplex $T$, the $\mathcal P_r\Lambda^k(T)$ spaces and the $\mathcal…

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