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We propose a new adaptive algorithm for the approximation of the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation via a higher-order tangent plane scheme. We show that the adaptive approximation satisfies an energy inequality and demonstrate numerically,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-06 Jan Bohn , Willy Dörfler , Michael Feischl , Stefan Karch

We consider the problem of the construction of the nanophotonic structures of arbitrary geometry with prescribed desired properties. We reformulate this problem as an optimization problem for the Tikhonov functional which is minimized on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-06-07 L. Beilina , L. Mpinganzima , P. Tassin

In shape optimisation it is desirable to obtain deformations of a given mesh without negative impact on the mesh quality. We propose a new algorithm using least square formulations of the Cauchy-Riemann equations. Our method allows to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-06-09 José A. Iglesias , Kevin Sturm , Florian Wechsung

Newest vertex bisection (NVB) is a popular local mesh-refinement strategy for regular triangulations which consist of simplices. For the 2D case, we prove that the mesh-closure step of NVB, which preserves regularity of the triangulation,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-02-11 Michael Karkulik , David Pavlicek , Dirk Praetorius

This work describes a concise algorithm for the generation of triangular meshes with the help of standard adaptive finite element methods. We demonstrate that a generic adaptive finite element solver can be repurposed into a triangular mesh…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-02-02 Tom Gustafsson

Atomistic/continuum coupling methods aim to achieve optimal balance between accuracy and efficiency. Adaptivity is the key for the efficient implementation of such methods. In this paper, we carry out a rigorous a posteriori analysis of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-06-14 Hao Wang , Mingjie Liao , Ping Lin , Lei Zhang

We design and analyze a new adaptive stabilized finite element method. We construct a discrete approximation of the solution in a continuous trial space by minimizing the residual measured in a dual norm of a discontinuous test space that…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-22 Victor M. Calo , Alexandre Ern , Ignacio Muga , Sergio Rojas

An implementation of adaptive mesh refinement algorithms is presented for use with multilayer shallow water equations. Currently, adaptive mesh refinement is implemented with a single layer shallow water model in the GeoClaw framework. This…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-03-06 Avi Schwarzschild , Kyle T. Mandli

We present and analyze a new finite element method for solving interface problems on a triangular grid. The method locally modifies a given triangulation such that the interfaces are accurately resolved and the maximal angle condition…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-02 Peter Gangl , Ulrich Langer

Many engineering systems require accurate simulations of complex physical systems. Yet, analytical solutions are only available for simple problems, necessitating numerical approximations such as the Finite Element Method (FEM). The cost…

The Poisson-Boltzmann equation is a widely used model to study the electrostatics in molecular solvation. Its numerical solution using a boundary integral formulation requires a mesh on the molecular surface only, yielding accurate…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-09-25 Vicente Ramm , Jehanzeb H. Chaudhry , Christopher D. Cooper

The use of adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) techniques is crucial for accurate and efficient simulation of higher dimensional spacetimes. In this work we develop an adaptive algorithm tailored to the integration of finite difference…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 Frans Pretorius , Luis Lehner

The mesh flexibility offered by the virtual element method through the permission of arbitrary element geometries, and the seamless incorporation of `hanging' nodes, has made the method increasingly attractive in the context of adaptive…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-07-19 Daniel van Huyssteen , Felipe Lopez Rivarola , Guillermo Etse , Paul Steinmann

We explain four variants of an adaptive finite element method with cubic splines and compare their performance in simple elliptic model problems. The methods in comparison are Truncated Hierarchical B-splines with two different refinement…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-04-05 Paul Hennig , Markus Kästner , Philipp Morgenstern , Daniel Peterseim

We show that rate-adaptive multivariate density estimation can be performed using Bayesian methods based on Dirichlet mixtures of normal kernels with a prior distribution on the kernel's covariance matrix parameter. We derive sufficient…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2013-08-22 Weining Shen , Surya T. Tokdar , Subhashis Ghosal

The initial data for black hole collisions is constructed using a conformal-imaging approach and a new adaptive mesh refinement technique, a fully threaded tree (FTT). We developed a second-order accurate approach to the solution of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 Peter Diener , Nina Jansen , Alexei Khokhlov , Igor Novikov

It is well known that the quasi-optimality of the Galerkin finite element method for the Helmholtz equation is dependent on the mesh size and the wave-number. In the literature, different criteria have been proposed to ensure uniform…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-31 Tim van Beeck , Umberto Zerbinati

Finite elements of higher continuity, say conforming in $H^2$ instead of $H^1$, require a mapping from reference cells to mesh cells which is continuously differentiable across cell interfaces. In this article, we propose an algorithm to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-11-17 Daniel Arndt , Guido Kanschat

We present an adaptive refinement algorithm for T-splines on unstructured 2D meshes. While for structured 2D meshes, one can refine elements alternatingly in horizontal and vertical direction, such an approach cannot be generalized directly…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-05-03 Roland Maier , Philipp Morgenstern , Thomas Takacs

Highly accurate simulation of plasma transport is needed for the successful design and operation of magnetically confined fusion reactors. Unfortunately, the extreme anisotropy present in magnetized plasmas results in thin boundary layers…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-06-30 Christopher J. Vogl , Ilon Joseph , Milan Holec