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We consider a hybrid FEM-BEM method to compute approximations of full-space linear elliptic transmission problems. First, we derive a priori and a posteriori error estimates. Then, building on the latter, we present an adaptive algorithm…

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We present an improved method for topology optimization with both adaptive mesh refinement and derefinement. Since the total volume fraction in topology optimization is usually modest, after a few initial iterations the domain of…

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An adaptive refinement strategy, based on an equilibrated flux a posteriori error estimator, is proposed in the context of defeaturing problems. Defeaturing consists of removing features from complex domains to simplify mesh generation and…

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Computational analysis with the finite element method requires geometrically accurate meshes. It is well known that high-order meshes can accurately capture curved surfaces with fewer degrees of freedom in comparison to low-order meshes.…

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High-order solvers for compressible flows are vital in scientific applications. Adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) is a key technique for reducing computational cost by concentrating resolution in regions of interest. In this work, we develop…

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A new field of numerical astrophysics is introduced which addresses the solution of large, multidimensional structural or slowly-evolving problems (rotating stars, interacting binaries, thick advective accretion disks, four dimensional…

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A new topography adapted mesh generation process tailored to simulate Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) flows on complex terrains is presented. The mesher is fully automatic given: the maximum and minimum surface mesh size, the size of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-06-16 Abel Gargallo-Peiró , Matias Avila , Arnau Folch

In this work, we present a study combining two approaches in the context of solving PDEs: the continuous finite element method (FEM) and more recent techniques based on neural networks. In recent years, physics-informed neural networks…

Adaptive mesh refinement is central to the efficient solution of partial differential equations (PDEs) via the finite element method (FEM). Classical $r$-adaptivity optimizes vertex positions but requires solving expensive auxiliary PDEs…

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Several authors have employed Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for stress and strain analysis in orthopaedic biomechanics. Unfortunately, the use of three-dimensional models is time consuming and consequently the number of analysis to be…

Medical Physics · Physics 2016-08-16 Béatrice Couteau , Yohan Payan , Stéphane Lavallee

Finite element discretizations of problems in computational physics often rely on adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) to preferentially resolve regions containing important features during simulation. However, these spatial refinement strategies…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-09-27 Corbin Foucart , Aaron Charous , Pierre F. J. Lermusiaux

A new higher-order accurate method is proposed that combines the advantages of the classical $p$-version of the FEM on body-fitted meshes with embedded domain methods. A background mesh composed by higher-order Lagrange elements is used.…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2016-04-04 Samir Omerović , Thomas-Peter Fries

The development of novel materials in recent years has been accelerated greatly by the use of computational modelling techniques aimed at elucidating the complex physics controlling microstructure formation in materials, the properties of…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-11-14 Damien Pinto , Michael Greenwood , Nikolas Provatas

Finite Element mesh generation remains an important issue for patient specific biomechanical modeling. While some techniques make automatic mesh generation possible, in most cases, manual mesh generation is preferred for better control over…

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Finite Element mesh generation remains an important issue for patient specific biomechanical modeling. While some techniques make automatic mesh generation possible, in most cases, manual mesh generation is preferred for better control over…

Medical Physics · Physics 2010-05-31 Marek Bucki , Claudio Lobos , Yohan Payan

Elliptic Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) play a central role in computing the equilibrium conditions of physical problems (heat, gravitation, electrostatics, etc.). Efficient solutions to elliptic PDEs are also relevant to computer…

Graphics · Computer Science 2026-02-13 Zhiyuan Zhang , Amir Vaxman , Stefanos-Aldo Papanicolopulos , Kartic Subr

High-quality mesh generation is the foundation of accurate finite element analysis. Due to the vast interior vertices search space and complex initial boundaries, mesh generation for complicated domains requires substantial manual…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-05-02 Hua Tong , Kuanren Qian , Eni Halilaj , Yongjie Jessica Zhang

We present the design and implementation details of a geometric multigrid method on adaptively refined meshes for massively parallel computations. The method uses local smoothing on the refined part of the mesh. Partitioning is achieved by…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2021-08-04 Thomas C. Clevenger , Timo Heister , Guido Kanschat , Martin Kronbichler

In this work, we revisit the marking decisions made in the standard adaptive finite element method (AFEM). Experience shows that a na\"{i}ve marking policy leads to inefficient use of computational resources for adaptive mesh refinement…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-12-27 Andrew Gillette , Brendan Keith , Socratis Petrides

We present here the result of continuation work, performed to further fulfill the vision we outlined in [Harel,Lekien,P\'eba\"y-2017] for the visualization and analysis of tree-based adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) simulations, using the…

Graphics · Computer Science 2017-03-02 Guénolé Harel , Jacques-Bernard Lekien , Philippe P. Pébaÿ