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Stochastic physical problems governed by nonlinear conservation laws are challenging due to solution discontinuities in stochastic and physical space. In this paper, we present a level set method to track discontinuities in stochastic space…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-06-26 Per Pettersson , Alireza Doostan , Jan Nordström

This paper presents a new parameter free partially penalized immersed finite element method and convergence analysis for solving second order elliptic interface problems. A lifting operator is introduced on interface edges to ensure the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-02-23 Haifeng Ji , Feng Wang , Jinru Chen , Zhilin Li

The present study proposes a new efficient and robust algorithm for multi-objectives topology optimization of heat transfer surfaces to achieve heat transfer enhancement with a less pressure drop penalty based on a continuous adjoint…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-09-14 Di Chen , Prashant Kumar , Yukinori Kametani , Yosuke Hasegawa

In this paper we propose a novel regularization strategy for the local discontinuous Galerkin method to solve the Hamilton-Jacobi equation in the context of level-set reinitialization. The novel regularization idea works in analogy to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-07-15 Fabian Föll , Christoph Müller , Jonas Zeifang , Claus-Dieter Munz

Accurate representation of interfaces and flux exchange is vital for coupled multiphysics simulations across a broad range of applications. Currently, coupling approaches are limited by the underlying discretization or to specific physical…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-03-10 Ethan Huff , Savio J. Poovathingal

Many interfacial phenomena in physical and biological systems are dominated by high order geometric quantities such as curvature. Here a semi-implicit method is combined with a level set jet scheme to handle stiff nonlinear advection…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-08-22 Guhan Velmurugan , Ebrahim M. Kolahdouz , David Salac

Level-set methods for convex optimization are predicated on the idea that certain problems can be parameterized so that their solutions can be recovered as the limiting process of a root-finding procedure. This idea emerges time and again…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-05-19 Ron Estrin , Michael P. Friedlander

We propose a method to modify a polygonal mesh in order to fit the zero-isoline of a level set function by extending a standard body-fitted strategy to a tessellation with arbitrarily-shaped elements. The novel level set-fitted approach, in…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-11-03 Nicola Ferro , Stefano Micheletti , Nicola Parolini , Simona Perotto , Marco Verani , Paola Francesca Antonietti

We propose a low-dimensional interface reduction method for elliptic interface problems based on conservative flux reconstruction. The approach combines a fitted $P_1$ finite element discretization with a flux recovery procedure following…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-12 C. Attanayake , So-Hsiang Chou

The dynamics of solid-liquid interfaces controlled by solute precipitation and/or dissolution due to the chemical reaction at the interface were computed in two dimensions using a phase field models. Sharp-interface asymptotic analysis…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-08-30 Zhijie Xu , Hai Huang , Xiaoyi Li , Paul Meakin

The pseudopotential model within the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) framework has emerged as a prominent approach in computational fluid dynamics due to its dual strengths in physical intuitiveness and computational tractability. However,…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-09-03 Yizhong Chen , Zhibin Wang

This paper proposes localized subspace iteration (LSI) methods to construct generalized finite element basis functions for elliptic problems with multiscale coefficients. The key components of the proposed method consist of the localization…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-12 Xiaofei Guan , Lijian Jiang , Yajun Wang , Zihao Yang

I describe a concrete and efficient real-space renormalization approach that provides a unifying perspective on interface states in a wide class of Hermitian and non-Hermitian models, irrespective of whether they obey a traditional…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-12-15 Henning Schomerus

In this article, we propose a non-parametric Bayesian level-set method for simultaneous reconstruction of two different piecewise constant coefficients in an elliptic partial differential equation. We show that the Bayesian formulation of…

Applications · Statistics 2025-05-28 Anuj Abhishek , Thilo Strauss , Taufiquar Khan

The level-set method of topology optimization is used to design isotropic two-phase periodic multifunctional composites in three dimensions. One phase is stiff and insulating whereas the other is conductive and mechanically compliant. The…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-12-20 V. J. Challis , A. P. Roberts , A. H. Wilkins

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

The classical level set method, which represents the boundary of the unknown geometry as the zero-level set of a function, has been shown to be very effective in solving shape optimization problems. The present work addresses the issue of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-20 Oleg Alexandrov , Fadil Santosa

A finite element method is introduced to track interface evolution governed by the level set equation. The method solves for the level set indicator function in a narrow band around the interface. An extension procedure, which is essential…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-10 Maxim Olshanskii , Arnold Reusken , Paul Schwering

This article presents a multi-physics methodology for the numerical simulation of physical systems that involve the non-linear interaction of multi-phase reactive fluids and elastoplastic solids, inducing high strain-rates and high…

Computational Physics · Physics 2021-06-04 Tim Wallis , Philip T. Barton , Nikolaos Nikiforakis

Gradient-free prompt optimization methods have made significant strides in enhancing the performance of closed-source Large Language Models (LLMs) across a wide range of tasks. However, existing approaches make light of the importance of…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-10-03 Muchen Yang , Moxin Li , Yongle Li , Zijun Chen , Chongming Gao , Junqi Zhang , Yangyang Li , Fuli Feng