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We construct conforming finite element elasticity complexes on the Alfeld splits of tetrahedra. The complex consists of vector fields and symmetric tensor fields, interlinked via the linearized deformation operator, the linearized curvature…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-09-17 Snorre H. Christiansen , Jay Gopalakrishnan , Johnny Guzmán , Kaibo Hu

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

We discuss the construction of finite element spaces of differential forms which satisfy the crucial assumptions of the finite element exterior calculus, namely that they can be assembled into subcomplexes of the de Rham complex which admit…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-01-29 Douglas N. Arnold

This paper presents the first family of conforming finite element divdiv complexes on tetrahedral grids in three dimensions. In these complexes, finite element spaces of $H(\text{divdiv},\Omega;\mathbb{S})$ are from a current preprint [Chen…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-03-02 Jun Hu , Yizhou Liang , Rui Ma

In this paper, we first construct a nonconforming finite element pair for the incompressible Stokes problem on quadrilateral grids, and then construct a discrete Stokes complex associated with that finite element pair. The finite element…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-10-18 Shuo Zhang

Composite basis functions for pyramidal elements on the spaces $H^1(\Omega)$, $H(\mathrm{curl},\Omega)$, $H(\mathrm{div},\Omega)$ and $L^2(\Omega)$ are presented. In particular, we construct the lowest-order composite pyramidal elements and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-08-02 Mark Ainsworth , Guosheng Fu

We construct several smooth finite element spaces defined on three--dimensional Worsey--Farin splits. In particular, we construct $C^1$, $H^1(\curl)$, and $H^1$-conforming finite element spaces and show the discrete spaces satisfy local…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-07-12 Johnny Guzman , Anna Lischke , Michael Neilan

We present a systematic construction of finite element exact sequences with a commuting diagram for the de Rham complex in one-, two- and three-space dimensions. We apply the construction in two-space dimensions to rediscover two families…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-05-03 Bernardo Cockburn , Guosheng Fu

Several div-conforming and divdiv-conforming finite elements for symmetric tensors on simplexes in arbitrary dimension are constructed in this work. The shape function space is first split as the trace space and the bubble space. The later…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-01-31 Long Chen , Xuehai Huang

We construct new families of direct serendipity and direct mixed finite elements on general planer convex polygons that are $H^1$ and $H(div)$ conforming, respectively, and possess optimal order of accuracy for any order. They have a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-02-24 Todd Arbogast , Chuning Wang

We present degrees of freedom to accompany the approximation spaces already presented in a companion paper and thus complete the definition of families of high-order conforming finite elements on pyramids for the spaces of the de Rham…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2010-10-29 Nilima Nigam , Joel Phillips

Recently $C^m$-conforming finite elements on simplexes in arbitrary dimension are constructed by Hu, Lin and Wu. The key in the construction is a non-overlapping decomposition of the simplicial lattice in which each component will be used…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-11-23 Long Chen , Xuehai Huang

The present paper has two objectives. On one side, we develop and test numerically divergence free Virtual Elements in three dimensions, for variable ``polynomial'' order. These are the natural extension of the two-dimensional divergence…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-05-07 L. Beirao da Veiga , F. Dassi , G. Vacca

The paper shows an inf-sup stability property for several well-known 2D and 3D Stokes elements on triangulations which are not fitted to a given smooth or polygonal domain. The property implies stability and optimal error estimates for a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-04-24 Johnny Guzmán , Maxim Olshanskii

Finite element spaces by Whitney $k$-forms on cubical meshes in $\mathbb{R}^n$ are presented. Based on the spaces, compatible discretizations to $H\Lambda^k$ problems are provided, and discrete de Rham complexes and commutative diagrams are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-11 Shuo Zhang

We construct H(curl) and H(div) conforming finite elements on convex polygons and polyhedra with minimal possible degrees of freedom, i.e., the number of degrees of freedom is equal to the number of edges or faces of the polygon/polyhedron.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-02-06 Wenbin Chen , Yanqiu Wang

In this paper, we present explicit expressions for conforming finite element function spaces, basis functions, and degrees of freedom on the pentatope and tetrahedral prism elements. More generally, our objective is to construct finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-15 David M. Williams , Nilima Nigam

We develop tensor product finite element cochain complexes of arbitrary smoothness on Cartesian meshes of arbitrary dimension. The first step is the construction of a one-dimensional $C^m$-conforming finite element cochain complex based on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-10-25 Francesca Bonizzoni , Guido Kanschat

We develop a theory of Finite Element Systems, for the purpose of discretizing sections of vector bundles, in particular those arizing in the theory of elasticity. In the presence of curvature we prove a discrete Bianchi identity. In the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-02 Snorre H. Christiansen , Kaibo Hu

We construct conforming finite element elasticity complexes on Worsey-Farin splits in three dimensions. Spaces for displacement, strain, stress, and the load are connected in the elasticity complex through the differential operators…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-22 Sining Gong , Jay Gopalakrishnan , Johnny Guzmán , Michael Neilan