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The stability properties of simple element choices for the mixed formulation of the Laplacian are investigated numerically. The element choices studied use vector Lagrange elements, i.e., the space of continuous piecewise polynomial vector…
We devise and evaluate numerically Hybrid High-Order (HHO) methods for hyperelastic materials undergoing finite deformations. The HHO methods use as discrete unknowns piecewise polynomials of order $k\ge1$ on the mesh skeleton, together…
In this paper, we design two classes of stabilized mixed finite element methods for linear elasticity on simplicial grids. In the first class of elements, we use $\boldsymbol{H}(\mathbf{div}, \Omega; \mathbb{S})$-$P_k$ and…
We consider systematic numerical approximation of a viscoelastic phase separation model that describes the demixing of a polymer solvent mixture. An unconditionally stable discretisation method is proposed based on a finite element…
The virtual element method was introduced 10 years ago and it has generated a large number of theoretical results and applications ever since. Here, we overview the main mathematical results concerning the stabilization term of the method…
In arXiv:2307.03503 [math.NA] we commenced to study a variant of the Raviart-Thomas mixed finite element method for triangles, to solve second order elliptic equations in a curved domain with Neumann or mixed boundary conditions. It is well…
This paper interprets the stabilized finite element method via residual minimization as a variational multiscale method. We approximate the solution to the partial differential equations using two discrete spaces that we build on a…
We discretize the Lagrange multiplier formulation of the obstacle problem by mixed and stabilized finite element methods. A priori and a posteriori error estimates are derived and numerically verified.
With the development of multi-layer elastic systems in the field of engineering mechanics, the corresponding variational inequality theory and algorithm design have received more attention and research. In this study, a class of equivalent…
In this paper, we develop a high-order adaptive virtual element method (VEM) to simulate the self-consistent field theory (SCFT) model in arbitrary domains. The VEM is very flexible in handling general polygon elements and can treat hanging…
This paper presents an initial exploration of stress-assisted diffusion problems in three dimensions within the framework of the virtual element method (VEM). Hilbert spaces enriched with parameter-weighted norms, the extended…
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…
The choice of stabilization term is a critical component of the virtual element method (VEM). However, the theory of VEM provides only asymptotic guidance for selecting the stabilization term, which ensures convergence as the mesh size…
We present a priori and a posteriori error analysis of a Virtual Element Method (VEM) to approximate the vibration frequencies and modes of an elastic solid. We analyze a variational formulation relying only on the solid displacement and…
The maximum norm error estimations for virtual element methods are studied. To establish the error estimations, we prove higher local regularity based on delicate analysis of Green's functions and high-order local error estimations for the…
This paper analyses conforming and nonconforming virtual element formulations of arbitrary polynomial degrees on general polygonal meshes for the coupling of solid and fluid phases in deformable porous plates. The governing equations…
A virtual element discretisation for the numerical approximation of the three-field formulation of linear poroelasticity introduced in [R. Oyarz\'ua and R. Ruiz-Baier, Locking-free finite element methods for poroelasticity, SIAM J. Numer.…
In recent studies \cite{ZZ24, FY24}, the Interior Penalty Virtual Element Method (IPVEM) has been developed for solving a fourth-order singular perturbation problem, with uniform convergence established in the lowest-order case concerning…
Meshing complex engineering domains is a challenging task. Arbitrary polyhedral meshes can provide the much needed flexibility in automated discretization of such domains. The geometric property of the polyhedral meshes such as the…
This short note reports a new derivation of the optimal order of the a priori error estimates for conforming virtual element methods (VEM) on 3D polyhedral meshes based on an error equation. The geometric assumptions, which are necessary…