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In the present paper we develop the Virtual Element Method for hyperbolic problems on polygonal meshes, considering the linear wave equations as our model problem. After presenting the semi-discrete scheme, we derive the convergence…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-02-19 Giuseppe Vacca

In the context of adaptive remeshing, the virtual element method provides significant advantages over the finite element method. The attractive features of the virtual element method, such as the permission of arbitrary element geometries,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-16 Daniel van Huyssteen , Felipe Lopez Rivarola , Guillermo Etse , Paul Steinmann

We present the Neural Approximated Virtual Element Method to numerically solve elasticity problems. This hybrid technique combines classical concepts from the Finite Element Method and the Virtual Element Method with recent advances in deep…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-09 Stefano Berrone , Moreno Pintore , Gioana Teora

We consider a model Poisson problem in $\R^d$ ($d=2,3$) and establish error estimates for virtual element methods on polygonal or polyhedral meshes that can contain small edges ($d=2$) or small faces ($d=3$).

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-10-03 Susanne C. Brenner , Li-yeng Sung

In this work, we propose an extension of the mixed Virtual Element Method (VEM) for bi-dimensional computational grids with curvilinear edge elements. The approximation by means of rectilinear edges of a domain with curvilinear geometrical…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-09-01 Franco Dassi , Alessio Fumagalli , Davide Losapio , Stefano Scialò , Anna Scotti , Giuseppe Vacca

We design the conforming virtual element method for the numerical approximation of the two dimensional elastodynamics problem. We prove stability and convergence of the semi-discrete approximation and derive optimal error estimates under…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-10-16 P. F. Antonietti , G. Manzini , I. Mazzieri , H. Mourad , M. Verani

In this paper we initiate the investigation of Virtual Elements with curved faces. We consider the case of a fixed curved boundary in two dimensions, as it happens in the approximation of problems posed on a curved domain or with a curved…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-16 L. Beirão da Veiga , A. Russo , G. Vacca

This paper presents the Virtual Element Method (VEM) for the modeling of crack propagation in 2D within the context of linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM). By exploiting the advantage of mesh flexibility in the VEM, we establish an…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2018-08-02 Vien Minh Nguyen-Thanh , Xiaoying Zhuang , Hung Nguyen-Xuan , Timon Rabczuk , Peter Wriggers

This manuscript develops edge-averaged virtual element (EAVE) methodologies to address convection-diffusion problems effectively in the convection-dominated regime. It introduces a variant of EAVE that ensures monotonicity (producing an…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-14 Shuhao Cao , Long Chen , Seulip Lee

We present a new method to construct Virtual Element spaces on polygons with curved edges.

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-10-24 L. Beirao Da Veiga , F. Brezzi , L. D. Marini , A. Russo

This paper presents two approaches: the virtual element method (VEM) and the stabilization-free virtual element method (SFVEM) for analyzing thermomechanical behavior in electronic packaging structures with geometric multi-scale features.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-29 Yanpeng Gong , Sishuai Li , Fei Qin , Bingbing Xu

The Virtual Element Method (VEM) is a well-established framework for solving partial differential equations on polygonal and polyhedral meshes. In this paper, we introduce a novel hybrid VEM that integrates both conforming and nonconforming…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-28 L. Beirão da Veiga , F. Dassi , A. Russo , M. Trezzi

We develop a geometrically intrinsic formulation of the arbitrary-order Virtual Element Method (VEM) on polygonal cells for the numerical solution of elliptic surface partial differential equations (PDEs). The PDE is first written in…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-05-07 Elena Bachini , Gianmarco Manzini , Mario Putti

We present an optimization procedure for generic polygonal or polyhedral meshes, tailored for the Virtual Element Method (VEM). Once the local quality of the mesh elements is analyzed through a quality indicator specific to the VEM, groups…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-11-08 Tommaso Sorgente , Stefano Berrone , Silvia Biasotti , Gianmarco Manzini , Michela Spagnuolo , Fabio Vicini

We design a virtual element method for the numerical treatment of the two-dimensional parabolic variational inequality problem on unstructured polygonal meshes. Due to the expected low regularity of the exact solution, the virtual element…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-06-01 Dibyendu Adak , Gianmarco Manzini , Sundararajan Natarajan

In this work we report some results, obtained within the framework of the ERC Project CHANGE, on the impact on the performance of the virtual element method of the shape of the polygonal elements of the underlying mesh. More in detail,…

We analyze and validate the virtual element method combined with a boundary correction similar to the one in [1,2], to solve problems on two dimensional domains with curved boundaries approximated by polygonal domains. We focus on the case…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-08-02 Silvia Bertoluzza , Monica Montardini , Micol Pennacchio , Daniele Prada

An posteriori error analysis for the virtual element method (VEM) applied to general elliptic problems is presented. The resulting error estimator is of residual-type and applies on very general polygonal/polyhedral meshes. The estimator is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-04-26 Andrea Cangiani , Emmanuil H. Georgoulis , Tristan Pryer , Oliver J. Sutton

In this paper we analyze a virtual element method for the two dimensional elasticity spectral problem allowing small edges. Under this approach, and with the aid of the theory of compact operators, we prove convergence of the proposed VEM…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-03-02 Danilo Amigo , Felipe Lepe , Gonzalo Rivera

In this paper, we study applications of the virtual element method (VEM) for simulating the deformation of multiphase composites. The VEM is a Galerkin approach that is applicable to meshes that consist of arbitrarily-shaped polygonal and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-04-29 N. Sukumar , John E. Bolander