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A new high-order conservative finite element method for Darcy flow is presented. The key ingredient in the formulation is a volumetric, residual-based, based on Lagrange multipliers in order to impose conservation of mass that does not…
We prove optimal error bounds for a second order in time finite element approximation of curve shortening flow in possibly higher codimension. In addition, we introduce a second order in time method for curve diffusion. Both schemes are…
We propose and analyse a novel surface finite element method that preserves the invariant regions of systems of semilinear parabolic equations on closed compact surfaces in $\mathbb{R}^3$ under discretisation. We also provide a…
In this paper we study a system of advection-diffusion equations in a bulk domain coupled to an advection-diffusion equation on an embedded surface. Such systems of coupled partial differential equations arise in, for example, the modeling…
This work develops novel energy-stable parametric finite element methods (ES-PFEM) for the Willmore flow and curvature-dependent geometric gradient flows of surfaces in three dimensions. The key to achieving the energy stability lies in the…
Unconditionally stable finite element methods for Darcy flow are derived by adding least-squares residual forms of the governing equations to the classical mixed formulations. The proposed methods are free of mesh dependent stabilization…
In this paper we introduce a procedure, based on the method of equivariant moving frames, for formulating continuous Galerkin finite element schemes that preserve the Lie point symmetries of initial value problems for ordinary differential…
This paper presents a novel mass-conservative mixed multiscale method for solving flow equations in heterogeneous porous media. The media properties (the permeability) contain multiple scales and high contrast. The proposed method solves…
This paper presents a novel variational formulation to simulate linear free-surface flow. The variational formulation is suitable for higher-order finite elements and higher-order and higher-continuity shape functions as employed in…
We develop a robust cut finite element method for a model of diffusion in fractured media consisting of a bulk domain with embedded cracks. The crack has its own pressure field and can cut through the bulk mesh in a very general fashion.…
The paper studies an Allen-Cahn-type equation defined on a time-dependent surface as a model of phase separation with order-disorder transition in a thin material layer. By a formal inner-outer expansion, it is shown that the limiting…
We present a novel artificial diffusion method to circumvent the instabilities associated with the standard finite element approximation of convection-diffusion equations. Motivated by the micromorphic approach, we introduce an auxiliary…
We introduce novel finite element schemes for curve diffusion and elastic flow in arbitrary codimension. The schemes are based on a variational form of a system that includes a specifically chosen tangential motion. We derive optimal $L^2$-…
In this paper, we propose a method for the construction of locally conservative flux fields through a variation of the Generalized Multiscale Finite Element Method (GMsFEM). The flux values are obtained through the use of a Ritz formulation…
We propose and analyze a unified structure-preserving parametric finite element method (SP-PFEM) for the anisotropic surface diffusion of curves in two dimensions $(d=2)$ and surfaces in three dimensions $(d=3)$ with an arbitrary…
We propose a nonconforming finite element method for isentropic viscous gas flow in situations where convective effects may be neglected. We approximate the continuity equation by a piecewise constant discontinuous Galerkin method. The…
As model problem we consider the prototype for flow and transport of a concentration in porous media in an interior domain and couple it with a diffusion process in the corresponding unbounded exterior domain. To solve the problem we…
In this paper, we will provide the the finite element method for the electro-osmotic flow in micro-channels, in which a convection-diffusion type equation is given for the charge density $\rho^e$. A time-discrete method based on the…
A diffusion interface two-phase magnetohydrodynamic model has been used for matched densities in our previous work [1,2], which may limit the applications of the model. In this work, we derive a thermodynamically consistent diffuse…
This paper proposes two contributions to the calculation of free surface flows using the particle finite element method (PFEM). The PFEM is based on a Lagrangian approach: a set of particles defines the fluid. Then, unlike a pure Lagrangian…