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This paper presents the development and analysis of an asymptotically compatible (AC) unfitted finite element method for one-dimensional nonlocal elliptic interface problems. The proposed method achieves optimal error estimates through…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-23 Haixia Dong , Ziqing Xie , Jiwei Zhang

We consider a mesh-based approach for training a neural network to produce field predictions of solutions to parametric partial differential equations (PDEs). This approach contrasts current approaches for "neural PDE solvers" that employ…

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

Fitted finite element methods are constructed for a singularly perturbed convection-diffusion problem in two space dimensions. Exponential splines as basis functions are combined with Shishkin meshes to obtain a stable parameter-uniform…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-10-03 Alan F. Hegarty , Eugene O'Riordan

In this paper, we construct a class of Mixed Generalized Multiscale Finite Element Methods for the approximation on a coarse grid for an elliptic problem in thin two-dimensional domains. We consider the elliptic equation with homogeneous…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-10-13 Denis Spiridonov , Maria Vasilyeva , Min Wang , Eric T. Chung

In this work, we describe a simple finite element approach that is able to resolve weak discontinuities in interface problems accurately. The approach is based on a fixed patch mesh consisting of quadrilaterals, that will stay unchanged…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-06-05 Stefan Frei , Thomas Richter , Thomas Wick

We consider the discretization of a stationary Stokes interface problem in a velocity-pressure formulation. The interface is described implicitly as the zero level of a scalar function as it is common in level set based methods. Hence, the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-05-16 Philip Lederer , Carl-Martin Pfeiler , Christoph Wintersteiger , Christoph Lehrenfeld

In this article we study adaptive finite element methods (AFEM) with inexact solvers for a class of semilinear elliptic interface problems. We are particularly interested in nonlinear problems with discontinuous diffusion coefficients, such…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-08-24 Michael Holst , Ryan Szypowski , Yunrong Zhu

We present a projection-based numerical integration technique to deal with embedded interface in finite element (FE) framework. The element cut by an embedded interface is denoted as a cut cell. We recognize elemental matrices of a cut cell…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-05-05 Bin Liu , Rajeev Kumar Jaiman , Danielle Sweimann Tan

We present a computational framework for solving the equations of inviscid gas dynamics using structured grids with embedded geometries. The novelty of the proposed approach is the use of high-order discontinuous Galerkin (dG) schemes and a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-01-05 Vincenzo Gulizzi , Ann S. Almgren , John B. Bell

We analyze optimal complexity of adaptive finite element methods (AFEMs) for general second-order linear elliptic partial differential equations (PDEs) in the Lax-Milgram setting. To this end, we formulate an adaptive algorithm which steers…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-21 Thomas Führer , Paula Hilbert , Ani Miraçi , Dirk Praetorius

The aim of this paper is to provide a survey of the state of the art in the finite element approach to the Immersed Boundary Method (FE-IBM) which has been investigated by the authors during the last decade. In a unified setting, we present…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-07-22 Daniele Boffi , Lucia Gastaldi

We present a new higher-order accurate finite difference explicit jump Immersed Interface Method (HEJIIM) for solving two-dimensional elliptic problems with singular source and discontinuous coefficients in the irregular region on a compact…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-08-18 Raghav Singhal , Jiten C Kalita

Multiscale Finite Element Methods (MsFEM) are finite element type approaches dedicated to multiscale problems. They first compute local, oscillatory, problem-dependent basis functions which generate a specific discretization space, and next…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-02-08 Rutger A. Biezemans , Claude Le Bris , Frederic Legoll , Alexei Lozinski

We construct test function spaces for geometric finite elements. Geometric finite elements (GFE) are generalizations of Lagrangian finite elements to situations where the unknown function maps into a nonlinear space. Test functions for such…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-07-27 Oliver Sander

Multiscale Finite Element Methods (MsFEMs) are now well-established finite element type approaches dedicated to multiscale problems. They first compute local, oscillatory, problem-dependent basis functions that generate a suitable…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-08-03 Rutger A. Biezemans , Claude Le Bris , Frédéric Legoll , Alexei Lozinski

Accurate and efficient simulation of fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems remains a central challenge in computational physics. High-order discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods offer low numerical errors and excellent scalability on…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-12-08 Yingjie Xia , Stefano Colombo , David Huergo , Jiaqing Kou , Yuting Dai , Esteban Ferrer

The Intrinsic Surface Finite Element Method (ISFEM) was recently proposed to solve Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) on surfaces. ISFEM proceeds by writing the PDE with respect to a local coordinate system anchored to the surface and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-10-08 Elena Bachini , Mario Putti

In this paper, we present a meshless method belonging to the family of element-free Galerkin (EFG) methods. The distinguishing feature of the presented meshless method is that it allows accurate enforcement of essential boundary conditions.…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-05-20 George Bourantas , Benjamin F. Zwick , Grand Joldes , Adam Wittek , Karol Miller