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We consider the approximation of the 2D frictionless contact problem in elasticity using the Virtual Element Methods (VEMs). To overcome the volumetric locking phenomenon in the nearly incompressible case, we adopt a mixed…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-07 C. Lovadina , L. Molinari

In this paper we develop a fully nonconforming virtual element method (VEM) of arbitrary approximation order for the two dimensional Cahn-Hilliard equation. We carry out the error analysis for the semidiscrete (continuous-in-time) scheme…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-11-01 Andreas Dedner , Alice Hodson

Recent advancements in virtual reality (VR) technology have enabled the creation of immersive learning environments that provide engineering students with hands-on, interactive experiences. This paper presents a novel framework for virtual…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-03-30 Rafael Padilla , Özgür Keleş

We numerically validate the Virtual Element Method of order k for general second order elliptic problems with variable coefficients in three dimensions. Moreover, we investigate numerically also the Serendipity version of the VEM (in three…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-10-10 Lourenco Beirao da Veiga , Franco Brezzi , Franco Dassi , Luisa Donatella Marini , Alessandro Russo

Finite element methods usually construct basis functions and quadrature rules for multidimensional domains via tensor products of one-dimensional counterparts. While straightforward, this approach results in integration spaces larger than…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-09 Tomas Teijeiro , Pouria Behnoudfar , Jamie M. Taylor , David Pardo , Victor M. Calo

We extend the conforming virtual element method to the numerical resolution of eigenvalue problems with potential terms on a polytopal mesh. An important application is that of the Schrodinger equation with a pseudopotential term. This…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-04-04 Ondrej Certik , Francesca Gardini , Gianmarco Manzini , Giuseppe Vacca

In this paper, we use the first-order virtual element method (VEM) to investigate the effect of shape quality of polyhedra in the estimation of the critical time step for explicit three-dimensional elastodynamic finite element (FE)…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-06-01 N. Sukumar , Michael R. Tupek

In this paper, we discuss how to efficiently evaluate and assemble general finite element variational forms on H(div) and H(curl). The proposed strategy relies on a decomposition of the element tensor into a precomputable reference tensor…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-05-15 Marie Rognes , Robert C. Kirby , Anders Logg

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

Maxwell interface problems are of great importance in many electromagnetic applications. Unfitted mesh methods are especially attractive in 3D computation as they can circumvent generating complex 3D interface-fitted meshes. However, many…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-05-30 Long Chen , Ruchi Guo , Jun Zou

The Finite element method (FEM) has long served as the computational backbone for topology optimization (TO). However, for designing structures undergoing large deformations, conventional FEM-based TO often exhibits numerical instabilities…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-03-17 Rahul Kumar Padhy , Aaditya Chandrasekhar , Krishnan Suresh

A recently proposed node-based uniform strain virtual element method (NVEM) is here extended to small strain elastoplastic solids. In the proposed method, the strain is averaged at the nodes from the strain of surrounding linearly precise…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-19 Rodrigo Silva-Valenzuela , Alejandro Ortiz-Bernardin , Edoardo Artioli

The concept of representative volume element or RVE is invoked to develop an algorithm for numerical homogenization of fluid filled porous solids. RVE based methods decouple analysis of a composite material into analyses at the local and…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-07-29 Saumik Dana , Mary F Wheeler

We construct validation designs $Z_m$ aimed at estimating the integrated squared prediction error of a given design $X_n$. Our approach is based on the minimization of a maximum mean discrepancy for a particular kernel, conditional on…

Methodology · Statistics 2021-12-13 Luc Pronzato , Maria-João Rendas

The performance of distributed and data-centric applications often critically depends on the interconnecting network. Applications are hence modeled as virtual networks, also accounting for resource demands on links. At the heart of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-05-18 Aleksander Figiel , Leon Kellerhals , Rolf Niedermeier , Matthias Rost , Stefan Schmid , Philipp Zschoche

Generalized or extended finite element methods (GFEM/XFEM) are in general badly conditioned and have numerous additional degrees of freedom (DOF) compared with the FEM because of introduction of enriched functions. In this paper, we develop…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-04 Qinghui Zhang , Cu Cui

A previously developed quantum reduced-order model is revised and applied, together with the domain decomposition, to develop the quantum element method (QEM), a methodology for fast and accurate simulation of quantum eigenvalue problems.…

Computational Physics · Physics 2023-04-18 Ming-C. Cheng

In this work, we introduce a novel deep learning architecture, Variable Length Embeddings (VLEs), an autoregressive model that can produce a latent representation composed of an arbitrary number of tokens. As a proof of concept, we…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-18 Johnathan Chiu , Andi Gu , Matt Zhou

Achieving human-like reasoning in deep learning models for complex tasks in unknown environments remains a critical challenge in embodied intelligence. While advanced vision-language models (VLMs) excel in static scene understanding, their…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Jinzhou Tang , Jusheng zhang , Sidi Liu , Waikit Xiu , Qinhan Lv , Xiying Li

We present a Virtual Element Method (VEM) for a nonlocal reaction-diffusion system of the cardiac electric field. To this system, we analyze an $H^1(\Omega)$-conforming discretization by means of VEM which can make use of general polygonal…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-04-04 Verónica Anaya , Mostafa Bendahmane , David Mora , Mauricio Sepúlveda