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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.…
We introduce PyTorch Geometric, a library for deep learning on irregularly structured input data such as graphs, point clouds and manifolds, built upon PyTorch. In addition to general graph data structures and processing methods, it…
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In this paper, we present an immersed weak Galerkin method for solving second-order elliptic interface problems. The proposed method does not require the meshes to be aligned with the interface. Consequently, uniform Cartesian meshes can be…
For linear elastic problems, it is well-known that mesh generation dominates the total analysis time. Different types of methods have been proposed to directly or indirectly alleviate this burden associated with mesh generation. We review…
In this work a novel method for the analysis with trimmed CAD surfaces is presented. The method involves an additional mapping step and the attraction stems from its sim- plicity and ease of implementation into existing Finite Element (FEM)…
One of the major issues in the computational mechanics is to take into account the geometrical complexity. To overcome this difficulty and to avoid the expensive mesh generation, geometrically unfitted methods, i.e. the numerical methods…
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A novel multi-scale finite element formulation for contact mechanics between nominally smooth but microscopically rough surfaces is herein proposed. The approach integrates the interface finite element method (FEM) for modelling interface…
The space complexity of functional programs is not well understood. In particular, traditional implementation techniques are tailored to time efficiency, and space efficiency induces time inefficiencies, as it prefers re-computing to…
We introduce an enriched immersed finite element method for addressing interface problems characterized by general non-homogeneous jump conditions. Unlike many existing unfitted mesh methods, our approach incorporates a homogenization…
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We present the first systematic comparison of implicit and explicit Novel View Synthesis methods for space-based 3D object reconstruction, evaluating the role of appearance embeddings. While embeddings improve photometric fidelity by…
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Porous media containing cracks, fractures, or internal discontinuities arise throughout subsurface geomechanics, biomechanics, and materials science. Numerical simulation of the coupled hydromechanical response is inherently challenging…
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