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This work develops a convergence theory for H(div)-conforming finite element methods applied to the steady Oseen problem, focusing on cases where the exact finite element complex holds while the commuting diagram property may fail. The…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-01 Jin Zhang , Xiaowei Liu

In this note we will explore some applications of the recently constructed piecewise affine, $H^1$-conforming element that fits in a discrete de Rham complex [Christiansen and Hu, Generalized finite element systems for smooth differential…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-07-15 Erik Burman , Snorre Christiansen , Peter Hansbo

A numerical scheme is presented for approximating fractional order Poisson problems in two and three dimensions. The scheme is based on reformulating the original problem posed over $\Omega$ on the extruded domain…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-05-27 Mark Ainsworth , Christian Glusa

Arnold, Falk, and Winther [Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 47 (2010), 281--354] showed that mixed variational problems, and their numerical approximation by mixed methods, could be most completely understood using the ideas and tools of Hilbert…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-10-14 Andrew Gillette , Michael Holst , Yunrong Zhu

This paper introduces a new family of mixed finite elements for solving a mixed formulation of the biharmonic equations in two and three dimensions. The symmetric stress $\bm{\sigma}=-\nabla^{2}u$ is sought in the Sobolev space…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-06-25 Jun Hu , Rui Ma , Min Zhang

We first show how the cohomology of some Bernstein-Gelfand-Gelfand (BGG) sequences that are important for the numerical analysis of partial differential equations, can be obtained through the construction of a long exact sequence connecting…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-18 Snorre H. Christiansen

The proposed two-dimensional geometrically exact beam element extends our previous work by including the effects of shear distortion, and also of distributed forces and moments acting along the beam. The general flexibility-based…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-08-06 Milan Jirasek , Martin Horak , Emma La Malfa Ribolla , Chiara Bonvissuto

We analyze optimal complexity of adaptive finite element methods (AFEMs) for general second-order linear elliptic partial differential equations (PDEs) in the Lax-Milgram setting. To this end, we formulate an adaptive algorithm which steers…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-21 Thomas Führer , Paula Hilbert , Ani Miraçi , Dirk Praetorius

The automated finite element analysis of complex CAD models using boundary-fitted meshes is rife with difficulties. Immersed finite element methods are intrinsically more robust but usually less accurate. In this work, we introduce an…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-28 Eky Febrianto , Jakub Sistek , Pavel Kus , Matija Kecman , Fehmi Cirak

In this work we develop a novel fully discrete version of the plates complex, an exact Hilbert complex relevant for the mixed formulation of fourth-order problems. The derivation of the discrete complex follows the discrete de Rham…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-12-30 Daniele A. Di Pietro , Jérôme Droniou

In this paper, we propose a unified framework, the Hessian discretisation method (HDM), which is based on four discrete elements (called altogether a Hessian discretisation) and a few intrinsic indicators of accuracy, independent of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-08-28 Jérôme Droniou , Bishnu P. Lamichhane , Devika Shylaja

Multiple scale homogenization problems are reduced to single scale problems in higher dimension. It is shown that sparse tensor product Finite Element Methods (FEM) allow the numerical solution in complexity independent of the dimension and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-20 Christoph Schwab

Methods for solving Maxwell's equations are integral part of optical metrology and computational lithography setups. Applications require accurate geometrical resolution, high numerical accuracy and/or low computation times. We present a…

Optics · Physics 2015-03-24 S. Burger , L. Zschiedrich , J. Pomplun , S. Herrmann , F. Schmidt

We construct a finite element approximation of a strain-limiting elastic model on a bounded open domain in $\mathbb{R}^d$, $d \in \{2,3\}$. The sequence of finite element approximations is shown to exhibit strong convergence to the unique…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-02 Andrea Bonito , Vivette Girault , Endre Süli

The displacement field for three dimensional dynamic elasticity problems in the frequency domain can be decomposed into a sum of a longitudinal and a transversal part known as a Helmholtz decomposition. The Cartesian components of both the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-10-02 Evert Klaseboer , Qiang Sun , Derek Y. C. Chan

We present a new technique to apply finite element methods to partial differential equations over curved domains. A change of variables along a coordinate transformation satisfying only low regularity assumptions can translate a Poisson…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-09-28 M. Holst , M. Licht

We introduce a generalized finite difference method for solving a large range of fully nonlinear elliptic partial differential equations in three dimensions. Methods are based on Cartesian grids, augmented by additional points carefully…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-03-19 Brittany Froese Hamfeldt , Jacob Lesniewski

In this paper, we study homological dimensions of algebras linked by recollements of derived module categories, and establish a series of new upper bounds and relationships among their finitistic or global dimensions. This is closely…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2018-05-01 Hongxing Chen , Changchang Xi

In this work we address the reduction of face degrees of freedom (DOFs) for discrete elasticity complexes. Specifically, using serendipity techniques, we develop a reduced version of a recently introduced two-dimensional complex arising…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-07-18 Michele Botti , Daniele A. Di Pietro , Marwa Salah

The Finite Element Method (FEM) is widely used to solve discrete Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) in engineering and graphics applications. The popularity of FEM led to the development of a large family of variants, most of which…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2022-03-10 Teseo Schneider , Yixin Hu , Xifeng Gao , Jeremie Dumas , Denis Zorin , Daniele Panozzo