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We define a generalized finite element method for the discretization of elliptic partial differential equations in heterogeneous media. An adaptive local finite element basis (AL basis) on a coarse mesh which does not resolve the matrix of…

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We develop a finite element method for a large deformation membrane elasticity problem on meshed surfaces using a tangential differential calculus approach that avoids the use of classical differential geometric methods. The method is also…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-10-30 Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson , Fredrik Larsson

We introduce a stabilised finite element formulation for the Kirchhoff plate obstacle problem and derive both a priori and residual-based a posteriori error estimates using conforming $C^1$-continuous finite elements. We implement the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-02-09 Tom Gustafsson , Rolf Stenberg , Juha Videman

We perform a systematic comparison of various numerical schemes for the approximation of interface problems. We consider unfitted approaches in view of their application to possibly moving configurations. Particular attention is paid to the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-04-25 Daniele Boffi , Andrea Cangiani , Marco Feder , Lucia Gastaldi , Luca Heltai

This work surveys an r-adaptive moving mesh finite element method for the numerical solution of premixed laminar flame problems. Since the model of chemically reacting flow involves many different modes with diverse length scales, the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-08-26 Zhen Sun , Malte Braack , Jens Lang

In this article, we study superconvergence properties of immersed finite element methods for the one dimensional elliptic interface problem. Due to low global regularity of the solution, classical superconvergence phenomenon for finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-02-16 Waixiang Cao , Xu Zhang , Zhimin Zhang

We study rigidity/flexibility properties of global solutions to the thin obstacle problem. For solutions with bounded positive sets, we give a classification in terms of their expansions at infinity. For solutions with bounded contact sets,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-05-01 Xavier Fernández-Real , Hui Yu

An adaptive proximal method for a special class of variational inequalities and related problems is proposed. For example, the so-called mixed variational inequalities and composite saddle problems are considered. Some estimates of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-08-25 Fedor S. Stonyakin

We formulate and analyze a goal-oriented adaptive finite element method for a symmetric linear elliptic partial differential equation (PDE) that can simultaneously deal with multiple linear goal functionals. In each step of the algorithm,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-06 Roland Becker , Maximilian Brunner , Paula Hilbert , Michael Innerberger , Dirk Praetorius

This article presents an immersed virtual element method for solving a class of interface problems that combines the advantages of both body-fitted mesh methods and unfitted mesh methods. A background body-fitted mesh is generated…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-09-02 Shuhao Cao , Long Chen , Ruchi Guo , Frank Lin

A generalized finite element method for the displacement obstacle problem of clamped Kirchhoff plates is considered in this paper. We derive optimal error estimates and present numerical results that illustrate the performance of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-12-14 Susanne C. Brenner , Christopher B. Davis , Li-yeng Sung

Mesh sensitivity of finite element solution for linear elliptic partial differential equations is analyzed. A bound for the change in the finite element solution is obtained in terms of the mesh deformation and its gradient. The bound shows…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-11-23 Yinnian He , Weizhang Huang

We consider discrete Poisson interface problems resulting from linear unfitted finite elements, also called cut finite elements (CutFEM). Three of these unfitted finite element methods known from the literature are studied. All three…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-07-27 Thomas Ludescher , Sven Gross , Arnold Reusken

We use inverted finite elements method for approximating solutions of second order elliptic equations with non-constant coefficients varying to infinity in the exterior of a 2D bounded obstacle, when a Neumann boundary condition is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-01-24 R Belbaki , S K Bhowmik , T Z Boulmezaoud , N Kerdid , S Mziou

Finite elements of higher continuity, say conforming in $H^2$ instead of $H^1$, require a mapping from reference cells to mesh cells which is continuously differentiable across cell interfaces. In this article, we propose an algorithm to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-11-17 Daniel Arndt , Guido Kanschat

It is shown how mixed finite element methods for symmetric positive definite eigenvalue problems related to partial differential operators can provide guaranteed lower eigenvalue bounds. The method is based on a classical compatibility…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-10 Dietmar Gallistl

In this note we will explore some applications of the recently constructed piecewise affine, $H^1$-conforming element that fits in a discrete de Rham complex [Christiansen and Hu, Generalized finite element systems for smooth differential…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-07-15 Erik Burman , Snorre Christiansen , Peter Hansbo

We review the main features of an unfitted finite element method for interface and fluid-structure interaction problems based on a distributed Lagrange multiplier in the spirit of the fictitious domain approach. We recall our theoretical…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-03 Najwa Alshehri , Daniele Boffi , Fabio Credali , Lucia Gastaldi

An $hp$-adaptive continuous Galerkin finite element method is developed to analyze a static anti-plane shear crack embedded in a nonlinear, strain-limiting elastic body. The geometrically linear material is described by a constitutive law…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-08-01 S. M. Mallikarjunaiah , Pavithra Venkatachalapthy

This paper presents a new adaptive multiscale homogenization scheme for the simulation of damage and fracture in concrete structures. A two-scale homogenization method, coupling meso-scale discrete particle models to macro- scale finite…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2017-02-03 Roozbeh Rezakhani , Xinwei Zhou , Gianluca Cusatis