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In this paper, we present and analyze a weak Galerkin finite element (WG) method for solving the symmetric hyperbolic systems. This method is highly flexible by allowing the use of discontinuous finite elements on element and its boundary…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-11-24 Tie Zhang , Shangyou Zhang

We introduce and rigorously analyze a least-squares weak Galerkin (LS-WG) finite element method for the severely ill-posed Cauchy problem of convection--diffusion equations. The proposed framework utilizes weak derivatives defined on a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-15 Chunmei Wang , Shangyou Zhang

In this paper, we propose two arbitrary order eXtended hybridizable Discontinuous Galerkin (X-HDG) methods for second order elliptic interface problems in two and three dimensions. The first X-HDG method applies to any piecewise $C^2$…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-10-23 Yihui Han , Huangxin Chen , Xiao-Ping Wang , Xiaoping Xie

This paper presents a weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method for linear elasticity on general polygonal and polyhedral meshes, free from convexity constraints, by leveraging bubble functions as central analytical tools. The proposed…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-11-28 Chunmei Wang , Shangyou Zhang

A discrete divergence-free weak Galerkin finite element method is developed for the Stokes equations based on a weak Galerkin (WG) method introduced in the reference [15]. Discrete divergence-free bases are constructed explicitly for the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-03-01 Lin Mu , Junping Wang , Xiu Ye

This paper presents a wavelet Galerkin method for solving elliptic interface problems of the form $-\nabla\cdot(a\nabla u)=f$ in $\Omega\backslash \Gamma$, where $\Gamma$ is a smooth interface within $\Omega$. Since the scalar variable…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-13 Bin Han , Michelle Michelle

A new primal-dual weak Galerkin (PDWG) finite element method is introduced and analyzed for the ill-posed elliptic Cauchy problems with ultra-low regularity assumptions on the exact solution. The Euler-Lagrange formulation resulting from…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-11-26 Chunmei Wang

We propose an unfitted interface penalty Discontinuous Galerkin-Finite Element Method (UIPDG-FEM) for elliptic interface problems. This hybrid method combines the interior penalty discontinuous Galerkin (IPDG) terms near the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-05-27 Juan Han , Haijun Wu , Yuanming Xiao

In this paper a hybridized weak Galerkin (HWG) finite element method for solving the Stokes equations in the primary velocity-pressure formulation is introduced. The WG method uses weak functions and their weak derivatives which are defined…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-07-19 Qilong Zhai , Ran Zhang , Xiaoshen Wang

This paper presents a hybridized formulation for the weak Galerkin mixed finite element method (WG-MFEM) which was introduced and analyzed for second order elliptic equations. The WG-MFEM method was designed by using discontinuous piecewise…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-08-25 Lin Mu , Junping Wang , Xiu Ye

This paper introduces the application of the weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method to solve the Steklov eigenvalue problem, focusing on obtaining lower bounds of the eigenvalues. The noncomforming finite element space of the weak…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-05-13 Shusheng Li , Hehu Xie , Qilong Zhai

In this paper, we introduce and analyze a lowest-order locking-free weak Galerkin (WG) finite element scheme for the grad-div formulation of linear elasticity problems. The scheme uses linear functions in the interior of mesh elements and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-09-12 Fuchang Huo , Ruishu Wang , Yanqiu Wang , Ran Zhang

The weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method is an effective and flexible general numerical techniques for solving partial differential equations. A simple weak Galerkin finite element method is introduced for second order elliptic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-24 Ahmed Al-Taweel , Xiaoshen Wang , Xiu Ye , Shangyou Zhang

The embedded discontinuous Galerkin (EDG) method by Cockburn et al. [SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 2009, 47(4), 2686-2707] is obtained from the hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin method by changing the space of the Lagrangian multiplier from…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-11-16 Xiao Zhang , Xiaoping Xie , Shiquan Zhang

A new weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method is introduced and analyzed in this paper for the biharmonic equation in its primary form. This method is highly robust and flexible in the element construction by using discontinuous piecewise…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-03-06 Lin Mu , Junping Wang , Xiu Ye

The authors propose and analyze a well-posed numerical scheme for a type of ill-posed elliptic Cauchy problem by using a constrained minimization approach combined with the weak Galerkin finite element method. The resulting Euler-Lagrange…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-06-06 Chunmei Wang , Junping Wang

A local weighted discontinuous Galerkin gradient discretization method for solving elliptic equations is introduced. The local scheme is based on a coarse grid and successively improves the solution solving a sequence of local elliptic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-07-30 Assyr Abdulle , Giacomo Rosilho de Souza

We present a compact discontinuous Galerkin (CDG) method for an elliptic model problem. The problem is first cast as a system of first order equations by introducing the gradient of the primal unknown, or flux, as an additional variable. A…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2008-09-15 Jaume Peraire , Per-Olof Persson

A new stabilizer free weak Galerkin (WG) method is introduced and analyzed for the biharmonic equation. Stabilizing/penalty terms are often necessary in the finite element formulations with discontinuous approximations to ensure the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-07-23 Xiu Ye , Shangyou Zhang

This paper introduces an efficient stabilizer-free weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method for solving the three-dimensional quad-curl problem. Leveraging bubble functions as a key analytical tool, the method extends the applicability of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-13 Chunmei Wang , Shangyou Zhang