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We propose and analyze a discontinuous least squares finite element method for solving the indefinite time-harmonic Maxwell equations. The scheme is based on the $L^2$ norm least squares functional with the weak imposition of the continuity…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-07-15 Ruo Li , Qicheng Liu , Fanyi Yang

This article is concerned with the nonconforming finite element method for distributed elliptic optimal control problems with pointwise constraints on the control and gradient of the state variable. We reduce the minimization problem into a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-12-13 Kamana Porwal , Pratibha Shakya

In this study, we present a precise anisotropic interpolation error estimate for the Morley finite element method (FEM) and apply it to fourth-order elliptic equations. We do not impose the shape-regularity mesh condition in the analysis.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-08-26 Hiroki Ishizaka

With the regular decomposition technique, we decompose the space $\mathbf{H}_0^s(\mathbf{curl}; \Omega)$ into the sum of a vector potential space and the gradient of a scalar space, both possessing higher regularity. Based on this new high…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-18 Feiyi Liao , Haochen Liu , Hehu Xie

This paper constructs a unified family of nonconforming finite element spaces for $H\Lambda^k$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ ($0\leqslant k\leqslant n$, $n\geqslant 1$). The spaces employ piecewise Whitney forms as shape functions, and include the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-22 Shuo Zhang

In this paper, we provide the constraint energy minimization generalized multiscale finite element method (CEM-GMsFEM) to solve Helmholtz equations in heterogeneous medium. This novel multiscale method is specifically designed to overcome…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-07-09 Xingguang Jin , Changqing Ye , Eric T. Chung

We develop a sparse hierarchical $hp$-finite element method ($hp$-FEM) for the Helmholtz equation with variable coefficients posed on a two-dimensional disk or annulus. The mesh is an inner disk cell (omitted if on an annulus domain) and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-10 Ioannis P. A. Papadopoulos , Sheehan Olver

In this work, we fully explore three refined convergence structures of the lowest-order rectangular Raviart-Thomas element in solving the Laplace eigenvalue problem. Firstly, the scheme possesses a property of supercloseness between the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-22 Yifan Yue , Hongtao Chen , Shuo Zhang

This paper is devoted to the construction of finite elements on grids that consist of general quadrilaterals not limited in parallelograms. Two finite elements defined as Ciarlet's triple are established for the $H^1$ and $H(\rm rot)$…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-06-25 Qimeng Quan , Xia Ji , Shuo Zhang

In this paper we address the numerical approximation of linear fourth-order elliptic problems on polygonal meshes. In particular, we present a novel nonconforming virtual element discretization of arbitrary order of accuracy for biharmonic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-11-29 P. F. Antonietti , G. Manzini , M. Verani

We initiate the design and the analysis of stabilization-free Virtual Element Methods for the laplacian problem written in mixed form. A Virtual Element version of the lowest order Raviart-Thomas Finite Element is considered. To reduce the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-10-16 Andrea Borio , Carlo Lovadina , Francesca Marcon , Michele Visinoni

We consider time-harmonic scalar transmission problems between dielectric and dispersive materials with generalized Lorentz frequency laws. For certain frequency ranges such equations involve a sign-change in their principle part. Due to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-30 Martin Halla , Thorsten Hohage , Florian Oberender

We propose and analyze a general framework for space-time finite element methods that is based on least-squares finite element methods for solving a first-order reformulation of the thick parabolic obstacle problem. Discretizations based on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-12 José Joaquín Carvajal , Davood Damircheli , Thomas Führer , Francisco Fuica , Michael Karkulik

In this paper, we study a generalized finite element method for solving second-order elliptic partial differential equations with rough coefficients. The method uses local approximation spaces computed by solving eigenvalue problems on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-17 Christian Alber , Peter Bastian , Moritz Hauck , Robert Scheichl

We propose a high-order finite element method for linear fourth-order elliptic problems that is both nodally bound-preserving and mass-conservative, based on a variational inequality formulation. The method admits an equivalent strictly…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-25 Jie Shen , Zuodong Wang

We consider time-harmonic linear elasticity equations in domains containing two-dimensional semi-infinite strips. Since for such problems there exist modes with different signs of group and phase velocity, standard perfectly matched layer…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-06-17 Martin Halla , Lothar Nannen

This paper deals with the \emph{integral} version of the Dirichlet homogeneous fractional Laplace equation. For this problem weighted and fractional Sobolev a priori estimates are provided in terms of the H\"older regularity of the data. By…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-01-11 Gabriel Acosta , Juan Pablo Borthagaray

An extra-stabilised Morley finite element method (FEM) directly computes guaranteed lower eigenvalue bounds with optimal a priori convergence rates for the bi-Laplace Dirichlet eigenvalues. The smallness assumption…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-03-08 Carsten Carstensen , Sophie Puttkammer

In this paper, a generalized finite element method (GFEM) with optimal local approximation spaces for solving high-frequency heterogeneous Helmholtz problems is systematically studied. The local spaces are built from selected eigenvectors…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-09-15 Chupeng Ma , Christian Alber , Robert Scheichl

We use the work of Milton, Seppecher, and Bouchitt\'{e} on variational principles for waves in lossy media to formulate a finite element method for solving the complex Helmholtz equation that is based entirely on minimization. In…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2010-08-02 Russell B. Richins , David C. Dobson