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This article is devoted to computing the eigenvalue of the Laplace eigenvalue problem by the weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method with emphasis on obtaining lower bounds. The WG method is on the use of weak functions and their weak…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-08-24 Hehu Xie , Qilong Zhai , Ran Zhang

A mathematical analysis is established for the weak Galerkin finite element methods for the Poisson equation with Dirichlet boundary value when the curved elements are involved on the interior edges of the finite element partition or/and on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-11-01 Dan Li , Chunmei Wang , Junping Wang

In the context of Discontinuous Galerkin methods, we study approximations of nonlinear variational problems associated with convex energies. We propose element-wise nonconforming finite element methods to discretize the continuous…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-05 Georgios Grekas , Konstantinos Koumatos , Charalambos Makridakis , Andreas Vikelis

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

We survey finite element methods for approximating the time harmonic Maxwell equations. We concentrate on comparing error estimates for problems with spatially varying coefficients. For the conforming edge finite element methods, such…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-10-23 Peter Monk , Yangwen Zhang

This article concerns the weak Galerkin mixed finite element method (WG-MFEM) for second order elliptic equations on 2D domains with curved boundary. The Neumann boundary condition is considered since it becomes the essential boundary…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-11-09 Yi Liu , Wenbin Chen , Yanqiu Wang

Standard low-order finite elements, which perform well for problems involving compressible elastic materials, are known to under-perform when nearly incompressible materials are involved, commonly exhibiting the locking phenomenon. Interior…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-08-26 Beverley J. Grieshaber , Andrew T. McBride , B. Daya Reddy

The generalized weak Galerkin (gWG) finite element method is proposed and analyzed for the biharmonic equation. A new generalized discrete weak second order partial derivative is introduced in the gWG scheme to allow arbitrary combinations…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-02-14 Dan Li , Chunmei Wang , Junping Wang

This paper introduces new discretization schemes for time-harmonic Maxwell equations in a connected domain by using the weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method. The corresponding WG algorithms are analyzed for their stability and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-10-17 Chunmei Wang

A unified study is presented in this paper for the design and analysis of different finite element methods (FEMs), including conforming and nonconforming FEMs, mixed FEMs, hybrid FEMs,discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods, hybrid…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-04-25 Qingguo Hong , Fei Wang , Shuonan Wu , Jinchao Xu

We propose a weak Galerkin(WG) finite element method for solving the one-dimensional Burgers' equation. Based on a new weak variational form, both semi-discrete and fully-discrete WG finite element schemes are established and analyzed. We…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-07-20 Yanli Chen , Tie 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

A stabilizing/penalty term is often used in finite element methods with discontinuous approximations to enforce connection of discontinuous functions across element boundaries. Removing stabilizers from discontinuous finite element methods…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-07-15 Xiu Ye , Shangyou Zhang

In this work, the authors introduce a generalized weak Galerkin (gWG) finite element method for the time-dependent Oseen equation. The generalized weak Galerkin method is based on a new framework for approximating the gradient operator.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-09-14 Wenya Qi , Padmanabhan Seshaiyer , Junping Wang

A weak Galerkin (WG) method is introduced and numerically tested for the Helmholtz equation. This method is flexible by using discontinuous piecewise polynomials and retains the mass conservation property. At the same time, the WG finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-08-24 Lin Mu , Junping Wang , Xiu Ye , Shan Zhao

In this paper, we propose a weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method for the Maxwell eigenvalue problem. By restricting subspaces, we transform the mixed form of Maxwell eigenvalue problem into simple elliptic equation. Then we give the WG…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-05-24 Shusheng Li , Qilong Zhai

This paper presents a generalized weak Galerkin (gWG) finite element method for linear elasticity problems on general polygonal and polyhedral meshes. The proposed framework is flexible and efficient, allowing for the use of nonpolynomial…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-27 Junping Wang , Yue Wang

We present an analysis for a mixed finite element method for the bending problem of Koiter shell. We derive an error estimate showing that when the geometrical coefficients of the shell mid-surface satisfy certain conditions the finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-03-28 Sheng Zhang

A weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method for solving the stationary Stokes equations in two- or three- dimensional spaces by using discontinuous piecewise polynomials is developed and analyzed. The variational form we considered is based…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-01-22 Ruishu Wang , Xiaoshen Wang , Qilong Zhai , Ran Zhang

This paper proposes and analyzes a class of weak Galerkin (WG) finite element methods for stationary natural convection problems in two and three dimensions. We use piecewise polynomials of degrees k, k-1, and k(k>=1) for the velocity,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-03-25 Han Yihui , Xie Xiaoping