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In this paper we present a new H(div)-conforming unfitted finite element method for the mixed Poisson problem which is robust in the cut configuration and preserves conservation properties of body-fitted finite element methods. The key is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-09-04 Christoph Lehrenfeld , Tim van Beeck , Igor Voulis

We consider adaptive finite element methods for second-order elliptic PDEs, where the arising discrete systems are not solved exactly. For contractive iterative solvers, we formulate an adaptive algorithm which monitors and steers the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-07-14 Gregor Gantner , Alexander Haberl , Dirk Praetorius , Stefan Schimanko

In this paper, we construct an adaptive multiscale method for solving H(curl)-elliptic problems in highly heterogeneous media. Our method is based on the generalized multiscale finite element method. We will first construct a suitable…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-02-09 Eric T. Chung , Yanbo Li

We consider a linear symmetric and elliptic PDE and a linear goal functional. We design and analyze a goal-oriented adaptive finite element method, which steers the adaptive mesh-refinement as well as the approximate solution of the arising…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-12 Roland Becker , Gregor Gantner , Michael Innerberger , Dirk Praetorius

In recent years, a number of finite element methods have been formulated for the solution of partial differential equations on complex geometries based on non-matching or overlapping meshes. Examples of such methods include the fictitious…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-10-29 André Massing , Mats G. Larson , Anders Logg

In the analysis of composite materials with heterogeneous microstructures, full resolution of the heterogeneities using classical numerical approaches can be computationally prohibitive. This paper presents a micromechanics-enhanced finite…

Materials Science · Physics 2011-11-08 J. Novák , Ł. Kaczmarczyk , P. Grassl , J. Zeman , C. J. Pearce

This article deals with the adaptive and approximative computation of the Lam\'e equations. The equations of linear elasticity are considered as boundary integral equations and solved in the setting of the boundary element method (BEM).…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-05-11 Maximilian Bauer , Mario Bebendorf

We consider the equilibrium equations for a linearized Cosserat material and provide two perspectives concerning well-posedness. First, the system can be viewed as the Hodge Laplace problem on a differential complex. On the other hand, we…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-10-22 Wietse Marijn Boon , Omar Duran , Jan Martin Nordbotten

We consider adaptive finite element methods for solving a multiscale system consisting of a macroscale model comprising a system of reaction-diffusion partial differential equations coupled to a microscale model comprising a system of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-06-22 A. Johansson , J. H. Chaudry , V. Carey , D. Estep , V. Ginting , M. Larson , S. Tavener

We consider the problem of matching two shapes assuming these shapes are related by an elastic deformation. Using linearized elasticity theory and the finite element method we seek an elastic deformation that is caused by simple external…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-10-16 Konrad Simon , Ronen Basri

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.…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2024-01-30 Ketan Mittal , Veselin A. Dobrev , Patrick Knupp , Tzanio Kolev , Franck Ledoux , Claire Roche , Vladimir Z. Tomov

We propose a new nonconforming finite element method for solving Stokes interface problems. The method is constructed on local anisotropic mixed meshes, which are generated by fitting the interface through simple connection of intersection…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-04 Geng Chenchen , Hua Wang , Fengren Zou

We present and analyze a new finite element method for solving interface problems on a triangular grid. The method locally modifies a given triangulation such that the interfaces are accurately resolved and the maximal angle condition…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-02 Peter Gangl , Ulrich Langer

The paper develops an unfitted finite element method for solving the Darcy system of equations posed in a network of fractures embedded in a porous matrix. The approach builds on the Hughes--Masud stabilized formulation of the Darcy problem…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-09-04 Alexey Y. Chernyshenko , Maxim A. Olshanskii

The rigorous convergence analysis of adaptive finite element methods for regularized variational models of quasi-static brittle fracture in strain-limiting elastic solids is presented. This work introduces two novel adaptive mesh refinement…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-11-19 Ram Manohar , S. M. Mallikarjunaiah

In this work we develop and analyze an adaptive finite element method for efficiently solving electrical impedance tomography -- a severely ill-posed nonlinear inverse problem for recovering the conductivity from boundary voltage…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-05-16 Bangti Jin , Yifeng Xu , Jun Zou

In this paper, we introduce new stable mixed finite elements of any order on polytopal mesh for solving second order elliptic problem. We establish optimal order error estimates for velocity and super convergence for pressure. Numerical…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-09-14 Yanping Lin , Xiu Ye , Shangyou Zhang

Mesh adaptation for finite element approximation is a procedure used in numerous applications. The use of thin and long anisotropic triangles improves the efficiency of the procedure. When piecewise linear finite elements are used, the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2011-01-05 Jean-Marie Mirebeau

For a generalized Hodge Laplace equation, we prove the quasi-optimal convergence rate of an adaptive mixed finite element method. This adaptive method can control the error in the natural mixed variational norm when the space of harmonic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-03-02 Yuwen Li

We design and analyze a hybridized cut finite element method for elliptic interface problems. In this method very general meshes can be coupled over internal unfitted interfaces, through a skeletal variable, using a Nitsche type approach.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-30 Erik Burman , Daniel Elfverson , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson , Karl Larsson