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This paper deals with a one-dimensional wave equation being subjected to a unilateral boundary condition. An approximation of this problem combining the finite element and mass redistribution methods is proposed. The mass redistribution…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-01-06 Farshid Dabaghi , Pavel Krejci , Adrien Petrov , Jérôme Pousin , Yves Renard

We present a convex formulation of compliant frictional contact and a robust, performant method to solve it in practice. By analytically eliminating contact constraints, we obtain an unconstrained convex problem. Our solver has proven…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-06-24 Alejandro Castro , Frank Permenter , Xuchen Han

A topology optimization approach for designing large deformation contact-aided shape morphing compliant mechanisms is presented. Such mechanisms can be used in varying operating conditions. Design domains are described by regular hexagonal…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-10-23 Prabhat Kumar , Roger A. Sauer , Anupam Saxena

We systematically investigate the intricate interplay between short-range fermion-fermion interactions and disorder scatterings beneath the superconducting dome of noncentrosymmetric nodal-line superconductors. Employing the renormalization…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-07-17 Wen-Hao Bian , Jing Wang

This work presents a finite element method for simulating dynamic processes that involve the coupled evolution of dislocation motion and crack propagation. The method numerically solves the Concurrent Atomistic-Continuum (CAC) formulation…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-12-01 Boyang Gu , Adrian Diaz , Yang Li , Youping Chen

We propose a one-dimensional, nonconvex elastic constitutive model with higher gradients that can predict spontaneous fracture at a critical load via a bifurcation analysis. It overcomes the problem of discontinuous deformations without…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-03-17 Phoebus Rosakis , Timothy J. Healey , Ugur Alyanak

Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) can be investigated by means of non-linear Finite Element Models (FEM), suitable to capture large deflections of structural parts interacting with fluids, and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). High…

Fluid-induced slip of fractures is characterized by strong multiphysics couplings. Three physical processes are considered: Flow, rock deformation and fracture deformation. The fractures are represented as lower-dimensional objects embedded…

Geophysics · Physics 2017-12-19 Runar L. Berge , Inga Berre , Eirik Keilegavlen

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

Standard nodal finite elements in electromagnetic analysis have well-known limitation of occurrence of spurious solution. In order to circumvent the problem, a penalty function method or a regularization method is used with potential…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-03-30 Durgarao Kamireddy , Arup Nandy

This study presents a fractional-order continuum mechanics approach that allows combining selected characteristics of nonlocal elasticity, typical of classical integral and gradient formulations, under a single frame-invariant framework.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-05-21 Sansit Patnaik , Sai Sidhardh , Fabio Semperlotti

We study a regularisation of Coulomb's friction law on the propagation of local slip at an interface between a deformable and a rigid solid. This regularisation, which was proposed based on experimental observations, smooths the effect of a…

Quantum systems are often described by parameter-dependent Hamiltonians. Points in parameter space where two levels are degenerate can carry a topological charge. Here we theoretically study an interacting two-spin system where the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-02-03 György Frank , Dániel Varjas , Péter Vrana , Gergő Pintér , András Pályi

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

Chaotic free surface flows are challenging problems to simulate numerically, mainly due to the significant changes in geometry and frequent topological changes. Methods that track the evolution of the fluid in a Lagrangian formulation are a…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-12-24 Thomas Leyssens , Jonathan Lambrechts , Jean-François Remacle

This paper presents an isogeometric finite element formulation for nonlinear beams with impenetrability constraints, based on the kinematics of Cosserat rods with unconstrained directors. The beam cross-sectional deformation is represented…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-08-10 Myung-Jin Choi , Sven Klinkel , Roger A. Sauer

We propose a new nonconforming \(P_1\) finite element method for elliptic interface problems. The method is constructed on a locally anisotropic mixed mesh, which is generated by fitting the interface through a simple connection of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-08 Chenchen Geng , Hua Wang , Qichen Zhang

An exactly solvable model of two-component interacting Fermi vapour in two dimension within Thomas Fermi approach has been proposed. We assume a realistic off-diagonal s-wave interaction between fermions in the two hyperfine states. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Sankalpa Ghosh , M. V. N. Murthy , Subhasis Sinha

Accurately modeling contact behaviors for real-world, near-rigid materials remains a grand challenge for existing rigid-body physics simulators. This paper introduces a data-augmented contact model that incorporates analytical solutions…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-06-23 Yifeng Jiang , Jiazheng Sun , C. Karen Liu

Stability of equilibrium states in mechanical systems with multiple unilateral frictional contacts is an important practical requirement, with high relevance for robotic applications. In our previous work, we theoretically analyzed…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-09 Yizhar Or , Peter L. Varkonyi