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In this paper we study the use of Virtual Element method for geomechanics. Our emphasis is on applications to reservoir simulations. The physical processes that form the reservoirs, such as sedimentation, erosion and faulting, lead to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-02-09 Odd Andersen , Halvor M. Nilsen , Xavier Raynaud

We numerically investigate the possibility of defining stabilization-free Virtual Element (VEM) discretizations of advection-diffusion problems in the advection-dominated regime. To this end, we consider a SUPG stabilized formulation of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-10-16 Andrea Borio , Martina Busetto , Francesca Marcon

We present a space-time virtual element method for the discretization of the heat equation, which is defined on general prismatic meshes and variable degrees of accuracy. Strategies to handle efficiently the space-time mesh structure are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-11-13 Sergio Gómez , Lorenzo Mascotto , Ilaria Perugia

We present and analyze a Virtual Element Method (VEM) of arbitrary polynomial order $k\in\mathbb{N}$ for the Laplace-Beltrami equation on a surface in $\mathbb{R}^3$. The method combines the Surface Finite Element Method (SFEM) [Dziuk,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-01-20 Massimo Frittelli , Ivonne Sgura

A refined a priori error analysis of the lowest order (linear) nonconforming Virtual Element Method (VEM) for approximating a model Poisson problem is developed in both 2D and 3D. A set of new geometric assumptions is proposed on shape…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-05-17 Shuhao Cao , Long Chen

We consider, as a simple model problem, the application of Virtual Element Methods (VEM) to the linear Magnetostatic three-dimensional problem in the formulation of F. Kikuchi. In doing so, we also introduce new serendipity VEM spaces,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-04-30 L. Beirão da Veiga , F. Brezzi , F. Dassi , L. D. Marini , A. Russo

In this paper we design, analyse and test domain decomposition methods for linear systems of equations arising from conforming finite element discretisations of positive Maxwell-type equations, namely for $\mathbf{H}(\mathbf{curl})$…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-28 Niall Bootland , Victorita Dolean , Frédéric Nataf , Pierre-Henri Tournier

We consider the discretization of a boundary value problem for a general linear second-order elliptic operator with smooth coefficients using the Virtual Element approach. As in [59] the problem is supposed to have a unique solution, but…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-12-09 L. Beirão da Veiga , F. Brezzi , L. D. Marini , A. Russo

Based on the Stokes complex with vanishing boundary conditions and its dual complex, we reinterpret a grad-curl problem arising from the quad-curl problem as a new vector potential formulation of the three-dimensional Stokes system. By…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-11-11 Xiaojing Dong , Yibing Han , Yunqing Huang

We present two a posteriori error estimators for the virtual element method (VEM) based on global and local flux reconstruction in the spirit of [5]. The proposed error estimators are reliable and efficient for the $h$-, $p$-, and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-14 F. Dassi , J. Gedicke , L. Mascotto

This paper introduces a novel Transformed Primal-Dual with variable-metric/preconditioner (TPDv) algorithm, designed to efficiently solve affine constrained optimization problems common in nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs).…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-12-20 Long Chen , Ruchi Guo , Jingrong Wei

This short note reports a new derivation of the optimal order of the a priori error estimates for conforming virtual element methods (VEM) on 3D polyhedral meshes based on an error equation. The geometric assumptions, which are necessary…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-03 Shuhao Cao , Long Chen , Frank Lin

In this paper, we present algorithms and implementations for the end-to-end GPU acceleration of matrix-free low-order-refined preconditioning of high-order finite element problems. The methods described here allow for the construction of…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2023-06-05 Will Pazner , Tzanio Kolev , Jean-Sylvain Camier

We explore the potential applications of virtual elements for solving the Sobolev equation with a convective term. A conforming virtual element method is employed for spatial discretization, while an implicit Euler scheme is used to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-05 Ankit Kumar , Sarvesh Kumar , Sangita Yadav

We study the numerical approximation of a time-dependent variational mean field game system with local couplings and either periodic or Neumann boundary conditions. Following a variational approach, we employ a finite difference…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-06 Heidi Wolles Ljósheim , Dante Kalise , John W. Pearson , Francisco J. Silva

This study presents a finite element and virtual element (FE-VE) coupled method for thermomechanical analysis in electronic packaging structures. The approach partitions computational domains strategically, employing FEM for regular…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-14 Yanpeng Gong , Sishuai Li , Yue Mei , Bingbing Xu , Fei Qin , Xiaoying Zhuang , Timon Rabczuk

We introduce the harmonic virtual element method (harmonic VEM), a modification of the virtual element method (VEM) for the approximation of the 2D Laplace equation using polygonal meshes. The main difference between the harmonic VEM and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-05-21 Alexey Chernov , Lorenzo Mascotto

We introduce a novel residual-based a posteriori error estimator for the conforming $C^1$ Virtual Element Method (VEM) applied to the buckling eigenvalue problem, incorporating nonlinear plane stress effects in both two and three…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-24 Franco Dassi , Andres E Rubiano , Iván Velásquez

In this paper, we are interested in an efficient numerical method for the mixed-dimensional approach to modeling single-phase flow in fractured porous media. The model introduces fractures and their intersections as lower-dimensional…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-06-03 Ana Budiša , Xiaozhe Hu

We propose a new stable variational formulation for the quad-div problem in three dimensions and prove its well-posedness. Using this weak form, we develop and analyze the $\boldsymbol{H}(\operatorname{grad-div})$-conforming virtual element…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-10 Xiaojing Dong , Yibing Han , Yunqing Huang