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In this article, we develop the $C^1$-nonconforming $C^0$-conforming virtual element method (VEM) for the vanishing moment approximation of the second-order fully nonlinear Monge-Amp\`ere equation in two dimensions. In the vanishing moment…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-27 Scott Congreve , Alice Hodson , Anwesh Pradhan

A virtual element method (VEM) with the first order optimal convergence order is developed for solving two-dimensional Maxwell interface problems on a special class of polygonal meshes that are cut by the interface from a background…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-02-17 Shuhao Cao , Long Chen , Ruchi Guo

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

In this paper, we introduce a new finite element method for solving the Stokes equations in the primary velocity-pressure formulation. This method employs $H(div)$ finite elements to approximate velocity, which leads to two unique…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-06-23 Xiu Ye , Shangyou Zhang

We deal with the virtual element method (VEM) for solving the Poisson equation on a domain $\Omega$ with curved boundaries. Given a polygonal approximation $\Omega_h$ of the domain $\Omega$, the standard order $m$ VEM [6], for $m$…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-04-13 Silvia Bertoluzza , Micol Pennacchio , Daniele Prada

A unified construction of the $H^m$-nonconforming virtual elements of any order $k$ is developed on any shape of polytope in $\mathbb R^n$ with constraints $m\leq n$ and $k\geq m$. As a vital tool in the construction, a generalized Green's…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-10-17 Long Chen , Xuehai Huang

The formation of the leading-edge vortex (LEV) is a key feature of unsteady flows past aerodynamic surfaces, but is expensive to model in high fidelity computations. Low-order methods based on discrete vortex elements are able to capture…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-06-24 Pedro Hernandez Gelado , Kiran Kumar Ramesh

A virtual element discretisation for the numerical approximation of the three-field formulation of linear poroelasticity introduced in [R. Oyarz\'ua and R. Ruiz-Baier, Locking-free finite element methods for poroelasticity, SIAM J. Numer.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-12-13 Raimund Bürger , Sarvesh Kumar , David Mora , Ricardo Ruiz-Baier , Nitesh Verma

We study a pressure-robust virtual element method for the Oseen problem. In the advection-dominated case, the method is stabilized with a three level jump of the convective term. To analyze the method, we prove specific estimates for the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-11 Manuel Trezzi

The finite element method (FEM) is a well-established numerical method for solving partial differential equations (PDEs). However, its mesh-based nature gives rise to substantial computational costs, especially for complex multiscale…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Weihang Ouyang , Yeonjong Shin , Si-Wei Liu , Lu Lu

The Virtual Element Method (VEM) is an extension of the Finite Element Method (FEM) used for handling polytopal meshes. This paper provides a brief introduction to the VEM for a two-dimensional Laplacian problem. Additionally, it highlights…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-10-10 F. Dassi

In this report, we propose a divergence-free preserving mixed finite element method (FEM) for the system of nonlinear fourth-order thermally driven active fluid equations. By introducing two auxiliary variables, we lower the complexity of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-24 Nan Zheng , Qingguang Guan , Wenlong Pei , Wenju Zhao

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…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-19 David Mora , Iván Velásquez

We consider convection-diffusion problems in time-dependent domains and present a space-time finite element method based on quadrature in time which is simple to implement and avoids remeshing procedures as the domain is moving. The…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-07-25 Sara Zahedi

We design a Mixed Virtual Element Method for the approximated solution to the first-order form of the acoustic wave equation. In absence of external load, the semi-discrete method exactly conserves the system energy. To integrate in time…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-09-26 Franco Dassi , Alessio Fumagalli , Ilario Mazzieri , Giuseppe Vacca

We study a fully discrete finite element method for variable-order time-fractional diffusion equations with a time-dependent variable order. Optimal convergence estimates are proved with the first-order accuracy in time (and second order…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-05-15 Xiangcheng Zheng , Fanhai Zeng , Hong Wang

Convection-diffusion equations arise in a variety of applications such as particle transport, electromagnetics, and magnetohydrodynamics. Simulation of the convection-dominated regime for these problems, even with high-fidelity techniques,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-05-24 James H. Adler , Casey Cavanaugh , Xiaozhe Hu , Andy Huang , Nathaniel Trask

The $H^m$-nonconforming virtual elements of any order $k$ on any shape of polytope in $\mathbb R^n$ with constraints $m>n$ and $k\geq m$ are constructed in a universal way. A generalized Green's identity for $H^m$ inner product with $m>n$…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-05 Xuehai Huang

We show that the DDR method can be interpreted as defining a computable consistent discrete $\mathrm{L}^2$ product on a conforming FES defined by PDEs. Without modifying the numerical method itself, this point of view provides an…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-23 Snorre H. Christiansen , Francesca Rapetti

We propose an energy-stable parametric finite element method (PFEM) for the planar Willmore flow and establish its unconditional energy stability of the full discretization scheme. The key lies in the introduction of two novel geometric…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-25 Weizhu Bao , Yifei Li