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We present a new multigrid scheme for solving the Poisson equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions on a Cartesian grid with irregular domain boundaries. This scheme was developed in the context of the Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR)…

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As part of our development of a computer code to perform 3D `constrained evolution' of Einstein's equations in 3+1 form, we discuss issues regarding the efficient solution of elliptic equations on domains containing holes (i.e., excised…

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In this paper we present a multigrid approach to solve the Poisson equation in arbitrary domain (identified by a level set function) and mixed boundary conditions. The discretization is based on finite difference scheme and ghost-cell…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2011-11-07 Armando Coco , Giovanni Russo

We present an efficient numerical method, inspired by transformation optics, for solving the Poisson equation in complex and arbitrarily shaped geometries. The approach operates by mapping the physical domain to a uniform computational…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-03 Deepak Gautam , Bhooshan Paradkar

We consider the numerical solution of Poisson's equation on structured grids using geometric multigrid with nonstandard coarse grids and coarse level operators. We are motivated by the problem of developing high-order accurate numerical…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-08-11 Kamala Liu , William D. Henshaw

To numerically solve a generic elliptic equation on two-dimensional domains with rectangular Cartesian grids, we propose a cut-cell geometric multigrid method that features (1) general algorithmic steps that apply to two-dimensional…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-19 Jiyu Liu , Zhixuan Li , Jiatu Yan , Zhiqi Li , Qinghai Zhang

We present a simple and effective multigrid-based Poisson solver of second-order accuracy in both gravitational potential and forces in terms of the one, two and infinity norms. The method is especially suitable for numerical simulations…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-03-04 Hsiang-Hsu Wang , Chien-Chang Yen

We propose a fourth-order cut-cell method for solving Poisson's equations in three-dimensional irregular domains. Major distinguishing features of our method include (a) applicable to arbitrarily complex geometries, (b) high order…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-10-10 Yixiao Qian , Weizhen Li , Yan Tan , Qinghai Zhang

We discuss the ill conditioning of the matrix for the discretised Poisson equation in the small aspect ratio limit, and motivate this problem in the context of nonhydrostatic ocean modelling. Efficient iterative solvers for the Poisson…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-05-14 S. C. Kramer , C. J. Cotter , C. C. Pain

We solve Poisson's equation using new multigrid algorithms that converge rapidly. The novel feature of the 2D and 3D algorithms are the use of extra diagonal grids in the multigrid hierarchy for a much richer and effective communication…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-20 A. J. Roberts

We present a geometric multigrid solver for the Compact Discontinuous Galerkin method through building a hierarchy of coarser meshes using a simple agglomeration method which handles arbitrary element shapes and dimensions. The method is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-04-08 Yulong Pan , Per-Olof Persson

We introduce a neural-preconditioned iterative solver for Poisson equations with mixed boundary conditions. Typical Poisson discretizations yield large, ill-conditioned linear systems. Iterative solvers can be effective for these problems,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-16 Kai Weixian Lan , Elias Gueidon , Ayano Kaneda , Julian Panetta , Joseph Teran

This work presents a multigrid preconditioned high order immersed finite difference solver to accurately and efficiently solve the Poisson equation on complex 2D and 3D domains. The solver employs a low order Shortley-Weller multigrid…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-31 James Gabbard , Andrea Paris , Wim M. van Rees

We present an efficient MPI-parallel geometric multigrid library for quadtree (2D) or octree (3D) grids with adaptive refinement. Cartesian 2D/3D and cylindrical 2D geometries are supported, with second-order discretizations for the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-08-26 Jannis Teunissen , Rony Keppens

This paper presents an efficient high-order sharp-interface method for solving the three-dimensional (3D) Poisson equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions on a nonuniform Cartesian grid with irregular domain boundaries. The new approach…

Computational Physics · Physics 2024-12-20 Shirzad Hosseinverdi , Hermann F. Fasel

Multigrid solvers are among the most efficient methods for solving the Poisson equation, which is ubiquitous in computational physics. For example, in the context of incompressible flows, it is typically the costliest operation. The present…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-10 Gilles Poncelet , Jonathan Lambrechts , Thomas Gillis , Philippe Chatelain

We present a multigrid method for an unfitted finite element discretization of the Dirichlet boundary value problem. The discretization employs Nitsche's method to implement the boundary condition and additional face based ghost penalties…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-08-18 Cu Cui , Guido Kanschat

We present a geometric multigrid solver based on adaptive smoothed aggregation suitable for Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) discretisations. Mesh hierarchies are formed via domain decomposition techniques, and the method is applicable to fully…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-02 Yulong Pan , Michael Lindsey , Per-Olof Persson

We have developed an adaptive multigrid code for solving the Poisson equation in gravitational simulations. Finer rectangular subgrids are adaptively created in locations where the density exceeds a local level-dependent threshold. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 I. Suisalu , E. Saar

We describe a finite-volume method for solving the Poisson equation on oct-tree adaptive meshes using direct solvers for individual mesh blocks. The method is a modified version of the method presented by Huang and Greengard (2000), which…

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