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In the present work we generalize the curvilinear Virtual Element technology, introduced for a simple linear scalar problem in a previous work, to generic 2D solid mechanic problems in small deformations. Such generalization also includes…
We present a high-order spacetime numerical method for discretizing and solving linear initial-boundary value problems using wavelet-based techniques with user-prescribed error estimates. The spacetime wavelet discretization yields a system…
Consider the Poisson equation with the Dirichlet boundary condition on a three-dimensional polyhedral domain. For singular solutions from the non-smoothness of the domain boundary, we propose new anisotropic tetrahedral mesh refinement…
Accurate triangulation of the domain plays a pivotal role in computing the numerical approximation of the differential operators. A good triangulation is the one which aids in reducing discretization errors. In a standard collocation…
Finite element methods for electromagnetic problems modeled by Maxwell-type equations are highly sensitive to the conformity of approximation spaces, and non-conforming methods may cause loss of convergence. This fact leads to an essential…
This paper devises a novel lowest-order conforming virtual element method (VEM) for planar linear elasticity with the pure displacement/traction boundary condition. The main trick is to view a generic polygon $K$ as a new one…
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)…
In this paper, we develop a virtual element method (VEM) of high order to solve the fourth order plate buckling eigenvalue problem on polygonal meshes. We write a variational formulation based on the Kirchhoff-Love model depending on the…
In recent papers the author introduced a simple alternative to isoparametric finite elements of the n-simplex type, to enhance the accuracy of approximations of second-order boundary value problems with Dirichlet conditions, posed in smooth…
We analyse the family of $C^1$-Virtual Elements introduced in \cite{Brezzi:Marini:plates} for fourth-order problems and prove optimal estimates in $L^2$ and in $H^1$ via classical duality arguments.
In the present work we propose and analyze a fully coupled virtual element method of high order for solving the two dimensional nonstationary Boussinesq system in terms of the stream-function and temperature fields. The discretization for…
In this paper we show that we can use a modified version of the h-p spectral element method proposed in \cite{duttora1,duttom,duttora2,tomarth} to solve elliptic problems with general boundary conditions to exponential accuracy on polygonal…
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…
This paper is part of a series developing $C^0$ finite element methods for fourth-order elliptic equations on polygonal domains. Here, we investigate how boundary conditions influence the design of effective $C^0$ schemes, specifically…
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…
Since the 1960's the finite element method emerged as a powerful tool for the numerical simulation of countless physical phenomena or processes in applied sciences. One of the reasons for this undeniable success is the great versatility of…
In this paper, we study the biharmonic equation with the Navier boundary conditions in a polygonal domain. In particular, we propose a method that effectively decouples the 4th-order problem into a system of Poisson equations. Different…
In this paper we propose a penalized Crouzeix-Raviart element method for eigenvalue problems of second order elliptic operators. The key idea is to add a penalty term to tune the local approximation property and the global continuity…
We introduce an integrated meshing and finite element method pipeline enabling black-box solution of partial differential equations in the volume enclosed by a boundary representation. We construct a hybrid hexahedral-dominant mesh, which…
In the present work we introduce a novel refinement algorithm for two-dimensional elliptic partial differential equations discretized with Virtual Element Method (VEM). The algorithm improves the numerical solution accuracy and the mesh…