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Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-10-24 Romain Janodet , Berend van Wachem , Fabian Denner

Recent experiments on mucociliary clearance, an important defense against airborne pathogens, have raised questions about the topology of two-dimensional (2D) flows. We introduce a framework for studying ensembles of 2D time-invariant flow…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-12-30 M. Kamb , J. Byrum , G. Huber , G. Le Treut , S. Mehta , B. Veytsman , D. Yllanes

A key challenge in topology optimization (TopOpt) is that manufacturable structures, being inherently binary, are non-differentiable, creating a fundamental tension with gradient-based optimization. The subpixel-smoothed projection (SSP)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-19 Giuseppe Romano , Rodrigo Arrieta , Steven G. Johnson

The application of modern topology optimization techniques to single physics systems has seen great advances in the last three decades. However, the application of these tools to sophisticated multiphysics systems such as fluid-structure…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-11 Mohamed Abdelhamid , Aleksander Czekanski

We propose an efficient threshold dynamics method for topology optimization for fluids modeled with the Stokes equation. The proposed algorithm is based on minimization of an objective energy function that consists of the dissipation power…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-12-27 Huangxin Chen , Haitao Leng , Dong Wang , Xiao-Ping Wang

Reconfigurable intelligent metasurfaces have been proposed as an efficient solution for improving wireless telecommunication systems in multiple scattering or reverberating media. Concurrently, topology optimization has been successfully…

Applied Physics · Physics 2023-11-07 Theodosios D. Karamanos , Mathias Fink , Fabrice Lemoult

We consider the evolution of curve networks in two dimensions (2d) and surface clusters in three dimensions (3d). The motion of the interfaces is described by surface diffusion, with boundary conditions at the triple junction points/lines,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-11-07 Weizhu Bao , Harald Garcke , Robert Nürnberg , Quan Zhao

We address the problem of joint optical flow and camera motion estimation in rigid scenes by incorporating geometric constraints into an unsupervised deep learning framework. Unlike existing approaches which rely on brightness constancy and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-02-28 Shihao Jiang , Dylan Campbell , Miaomiao Liu , Stephen Gould , Richard Hartley

In this work we consider topology optimization of systems, which are governed by the external Bernoulli free boundary problem. We utilize the so-called pseudo-solid approach to solve the governing free boundary problems during the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-03-17 J. I. Toivanen , R. A. E. Makinen , J. Haslinger

In this paper a new primal-dual mixed finite element method is introduced, aimed to model multiscale problems with several geometric subregions in the domain of interest. In each of these regions porous media fluid flow takes place, but…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-08-21 Fernando A Morales

Persistence-based topological optimization deforms a point cloud $X \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ by minimizing objectives of the form $L(X) = \ell(\mathrm{Dgm}(X))$, where $\mathrm{Dgm}(X)$ is a persistence diagram. In practice, optimization is…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2026-05-13 Abderrahim Bendahi , Alexandre Duplessis , Arnaud Fickinger

We give a self-contained and enriched review about topology properties in the rapidly growing field of topological states of matter (TSM). This review is mainly focus on the beautiful interplay of topology mathematics and condensed matter…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-09-10 Chunbo Zhao

In this paper, a topology optimization framework utilizing automatic differentiation is presented as an efficient way for solving 2D density-based topology optimization problem by calculating gradients through the fully differentiable…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-09-23 Liang Chen , Herman M. H. Shen

The concurrent optimization of topology and fibre orientation is a promising approach to pursue higher strength and lighter weight of variable-stiffness structure. This study proposes a novel discrete-continuous scheme for the concurrent…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2023-06-22 Yaya Zhanga , Hu Wang , Jichao Yin , Shuhao Li , Mengzhu Yang

Binary-fluid flows can be modeled using the Navier-Stokes-Cahn-Hilliard equations, which represent the boundary between the fluid constituents by a diffuse interface. The diffuse-interface model allows for complex geometries and topological…

We propose a neural network-based approach to topology optimization that aims to reduce the use of support structures in additive manufacturing. Our approach uses a network architecture that allows the simultaneous determination of an…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-10-05 Hongrui Chen , Aditya Joglekar , Kate S. Whitefoot , Levent Burak Kara

In transmission networks power flows and network topology are deeply intertwined due to power flow physics. Recent literature shows that specific network substructures named bridge-blocks prevent line failures from propagating globally. A…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-10-15 Leon Lan , Alessandro Zocca

The objective of this study is to establish a gradient-free topology optimization framework that facilitates more global solution searches to avoid entrapping in undesirable local optima, especially in problems with strong non-linearity.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-07 Hiroki Kawabe , Kentaro Yaji , Yuichiro Aoki

Classically, anisotropic surface wave tomography is treated as an optimisation problem where it proceeds through a linearised two-step approach. It involves the construction of 2D group or phase velocity maps for each considered period,…

Geophysics · Physics 2020-12-08 John Keith Magali

Microfluidic devices offer unique opportunities to directly observe multiphase flow in porous media. However, as a direct representation of flow in geological pore networks, conventional microfluidics face several challenges. One is that…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-03-11 S. J. Cox , A. Davarpanah , W. R. Rossen