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A new preconditioner based on a block $LDU$ factorization with algebraic multigrid subsolves for scalability is introduced for the large, structured systems appearing in implicit Runge-Kutta time integration of parabolic partial…

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The discretization of constrained nonlinear optimization problems arising in the field of topology optimization yields algebraic systems which are challenging to solve in practice, due to pathological ill-conditioning, strong nonlinearity…

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In this article, we addressed the numerical solution of a non-linear evolutionary variational inequality, which is encountered in the investigation of quasi-static contact problems. Our study encompasses both the semi-discrete and…

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The ParaDiag family of algorithms solves differential equations by using preconditioners that can be inverted in parallel through diagonalization. In the context of optimal control of linear parabolic PDEs, the state-of-the-art ParaDiag…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-03-15 Arne Bouillon , Giovanni Samaey , Karl Meerbergen

An interior point method for the structural topology optimization is proposed. The linear systems arising in the method are solved by the conjugate gradient method preconditioned by geometric multigrid. The resulting method is then compared…

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The solution of Hermitian positive definite random Toeplitz systems $Ax=b$ by the preconditioned conjugate gradient method for the Strang circulant preconditioner is studied. We established the foundation for this method by extending the…

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Efficient numerical solvers for partial differential equations empower science and engineering. One of the commonly employed numerical solvers is the preconditioned conjugate gradient (PCG) algorithm which can solve large systems to a given…

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We develop a simple algorithmic framework to solve large-scale symmetric positive definite linear systems. At its core, the framework relies on two components: (1) a norm-convergent iterative method (i.e. smoother) and (2) a preconditioner.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-02-18 Xiaozhe Hu , Shuhong Wu , Xiao-Hui Wu , Jinchao Xu , Chen-Song Zhang , Shiquan Zhang , Ludmil Zikatanov

We establish Schauder-type estimates for linear parabolic systems driven by variable-coefficient nonlocal pseudo-differential operators of order $s>0$. These estimates are formulated in critical time-weighted H\"older/Besov-type spaces and…

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Fast and accurate solutions of time-dependent partial differential equations (PDEs) are of pivotal interest to many research fields, including physics, engineering, and biology. Generally, implicit/semi-implicit schemes are preferred over…

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We present a preconditioning method for the linear systems arising from the boundary element discretization of the Laplace hypersingular equation on a $2$-dimensional triangulated surface $\Gamma$ in $\mathbb{R}^3$. We allow $\Gamma$ to…

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High-order implicit shock tracking (fitting) is a class of high-order numerical methods that use numerical optimization to simultaneously compute a high-order approximation to a conservation law solution and align elements of the…

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A class of preconditioners is introduced to enhance geometry optimisation and transition state search of molecular systems. We start from the Hessian of molecular mechanical terms, decompose it and retain only its positive definite part to…

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The convergence rates of iterative methods for solving a linear system $\mathbf{A} x = b$ typically depend on the condition number of the matrix $\mathbf{A}$. Preconditioning is a common way of speeding up these methods by reducing that…

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We consider an automatic construction of locally optimal preconditioners for positive definite linear systems. To achieve this goal, we introduce a differentiable loss function that does not explicitly include the estimation of minimal…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-05-14 Vladimir Fanaskov , Ivan Oseledets

A two-step preconditioned iterative method based on the Hermitian/Skew-Hermitian splitting is applied to the solution of nonsymmetric linear systems arising from the Finite Element approximation of convection-diffusion equations. The…

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Implicit solvers for atmospheric models are often accelerated via the solution of a preconditioned system. For block preconditioners this typically involves the factorisation of the (approximate) Jacobian resulting from linearization of the…

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