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In this paper, we introduce and analyze a class of numerical schemes that demonstrate remarkable superiority in terms of efficiency, the preservation of positivity, energy stability, and high-order precision to solve the time-dependent…

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We present a high-order conservative, positivity-preserving, and non-oscillatory scheme for solving the Vlasov equation. The scheme attains formal fifth-order accuracy through a convex combination of positive and non-oscillatory polynomials…

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We develop a second-order well-balanced central-upwind scheme for the compressible Euler equations with gravitational source term. Here, we advocate a new paradigm based on a purely conservative reformulation of the equations using global…

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We present a novel class of high-order space-time finite element schemes for the Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) equations. We prove that our schemes are mass conservative, positivity preserving, and unconditionally energy stable for any order…

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We consider an optimization based limiter for enforcing positivity of internal energy in a semi-implicit scheme for solving gas dynamics equations. With Strang splitting, the compressible Navier-Stokes system is splitted into the…

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We analyze, from the viewpoint of positivity preservation, certain discretizations of a fundamental partial differential equation, the one-dimensional advection equation with periodic boundary condition. The full discretization is obtained…

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For high-order accurate schemes such as discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods solving Fokker-Planck equations, it is desired to efficiently enforce positivity without losing conservation and high-order accuracy, especially for implicit time…

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We consider a class of finite element approximations for fourth-order parabolic equations that can be written as a system of second-order equations by introducing an auxiliary variable. In our approach, we first solve a variational problem…

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In this paper we consider fully discrete approximations with inf-sup stable mixed finite element methods in space to approximate the Navier-Stokes equations. A continuous downscaling data assimilation algorithm is analyzed in which…

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We introduce a novel positivity-preserving, parameter-free numerical stabilisation approach for high-order discontinuous spectral element approximations of compressible multi-species flows. The underlying stabilisation method is the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-08-07 Will Trojak , Tarik Dzanic

We present a novel positive kinetic scheme built on the efficient collide-and-stream algorithm of the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) to address hyperbolic conservation laws. We focus on the compressible Euler equations with strong…

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In this work, we propose a positivity-preserving scheme for solving two-dimensional advection-diffusion equations including mixed derivative terms, in order to improve the accuracy of lower-order methods. The solution to these equations, in…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-05-14 Erasmus J. du Toit , Martin R. O'Brien , Roddy G. L. Vann

In this work, we introduce semi-implicit or implicit finite difference schemes for the continuity equation with a gradient flow structure. Examples of such equations include the linear Fokker-Planck equation and the Keller-Segel equations.…

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This paper introduces a robust reformulation of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations, establishing a foundational framework for designing efficient, structure-preserving algorithms that strictly conserve the original energy…

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The stochastic logistic model with regime switching is an important model in the ecosystem. While analytic solution to this model is positive, current numerical methods are unable to preserve such boundaries in the approximation. So,…

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We present a positivity-preserving method for multi-resolution simulations of compressible flows involving extreme conditions such as near vacuum and strong discontinuities. The novelty of this work is due to two aspects. First we extend…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-07-19 Shuccheng Pan , Xiangyu Hu , Nikolaus Adams

This paper proposes and analyzes a robust and efficient second-order positivity-preserving constrained transport (PPCT) scheme for ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) on non-staggered Cartesian meshes. The PPCT scheme ensures two critical…

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We develop a structure-preserving numerical discretization for the electrostatic Euler-Poisson equations with a constant magnetic field. The scheme preserves positivity of the density, positivity of the internal energy and a minimum…

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