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In this paper, we define new unfitted finite element methods for numerically approximating the solution of surface partial differential equations using bulk finite elements. The key idea is that the $n$-dimensional hypersurface, $\Gamma…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-03-21 Klaus Deckelnick , Charles M. Elliott , Thomas Ranner

The scaled boundary finite element method (SBFEM) is a relatively recent boundary element method that allows the approximation of solutions to PDEs without the need of a fundamental solution. A theoretical framework for the convergence…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-03-23 Fleurianne Bertrand , Daniele Boffi , Gonzalo G. de Diego

This is a survey on the theory of adaptive finite element methods (AFEMs), which are fundamental in modern computational science and engineering but whose mathematical assessment is a formidable challenge. We present a self-contained and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-11-20 Andrea Bonito , Claudio Canuto , Ricardo H. Nochetto , Andreas Veeser

Subdivision surfaces provide an elegant isogeometric analysis framework for geometric design and analysis of partial differential equations defined on surfaces. They are already a standard in high-end computer animation and graphics and are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-06-04 Qiaoling Zhang , Malcolm Sabin , Fehmi Cirak

In computational engineering, ensuring the integrity and safety of structures in fields such as aerospace and civil engineering relies on accurate stress prediction. However, analytical methods are limited to simple test cases, and…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-10-31 Fabian Key , Lukas Freinberger

Using a deterministic framework allows us to estimate a function with the purpose of interpolating data in spatial statistics. Radial basis functions are commonly used for scattered data interpolation in a d-dimensional space, however,…

Computation · Statistics 2024-04-03 Joaquin Cavieres , Michael Karkulik

For adaptive mixed finite element methods (AMFEM), we first introduce the data oscillation to analyze, without the restriction that the inverse of the coefficient matrix of the partial differential equations (PDEs) is a piecewise polynomial…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2011-01-07 Shaohong Du , Xiaoping Xie

The subject of this work is an adaptive stochastic Galerkin finite element method for parametric or random elliptic partial differential equations, which generates sparse product polynomial expansions with respect to the parametric…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-28 Markus Bachmayr , Martin Eigel , Henrik Eisenmann , Igor Voulis

Localized features such as singularities, sharp gradients, discontinuities, and moving sources require adaptive finite element discretizations. Conventional refinement strategies introduce significant computational overhead through…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Jan Niklas Schmäke , Martin Ruess

Adaptive Finite Element Method (adaptivity) is known to be an effective numerical tool for some ill-posed problems. The key advantage of the adaptivity is the image improvement with local mesh refinements. A rigorous proof of this property…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-10-30 Larisa Beilina , Michael V. Klibanov

We present a simple, PDE-based proof of the result [M. Johnson, 2001] that the error estimates of [J. Duchon, 1978] for thin plate spline interpolation can be improved by $h^{1/2}$. We illustrate that ${\mathcal H}$-matrix techniques can…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-08-20 M. Loehndorf , J. M. Melenk

During design optimization, a smooth description of the geometry is important, especially for problems that are sensitive to the way interfaces are resolved, e.g., wave propagation or fluid-structure interaction. A levelset description of…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-12-28 Sanne J. van den Boom , Jian Zhang , Fred van Keulen , Alejandro M. Aragón

An adaptive finite element method is presented for the elastic scattering of a time-harmonic plane wave by a periodic surface. First, the unbounded physical domain is truncated into a bounded computational domain by introducing the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-05-30 Xue Jiang , Peijun Li , Junliang Lv , Weiying Zheng

We introduce adaptive particle refinement for compressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH). SPH calculations have the natural advantage that resolution follows mass, but this is not always optimal. Our implementation allows the user…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-19 Rebecca Nealon , Daniel Price

We extend the finite element interpolated neural network (FEINN) framework from partial differential equations (PDEs) with weak solutions in $H^1$ to PDEs with weak solutions in $H(\textbf{curl})$ or $H(\textbf{div})$. To this end, we…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-17 Santiago Badia , Wei Li , Alberto F. Martín

The local refinement of PHT-splines (polynomial splines over hierarchical T-meshes) is achieved by a simple cross insertion, which may introduce superfluous control points or coefficients. By allowing split-in-half in mesh refinement,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-04-18 Qian Ni , Xuhui Wang , Jiansong Deng

We consider discrete Poisson interface problems resulting from linear unfitted finite elements, also called cut finite elements (CutFEM). Three of these unfitted finite element methods known from the literature are studied. All three…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-07-27 Thomas Ludescher , Sven Gross , Arnold Reusken

This paper introduces a novel adaptive refinement strategy for Isogeometric Analysis (IGA) using Truncated Hierarchical B-splines (THB-splines). The proposed strategy enhances locally-refined meshes for specific applications, simplifying…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-14 Kevin Dijkstra , Carlotta Giannelli , Deepesh Toshniwal

Motivated by problems where the response is needed at select localized regions in a large computational domain, we devise a novel finite element discretization that results in exponential convergence at pre-selected points. The two key…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-08-03 Murthy N. Guddati , Vladimir Druskin , Ali Vaziri Astaneh

Bolted joints can exhibit nonsmooth and significantly nonlinear dynamics. Finite Element Models (FEMs) of this phenomenon require fine spatial discretizations, inclusion of nonlinear contact and friction laws, as well as geometric…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-01-03 Ahmed Amr Morsy , Zhenwei Xu , Paolo Tiso , George Haller