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The convergence and optimality theory of adaptive Galerkin methods is almost exclusively based on the D\"orfler marking. This entails a fixed parameter and leads to a contraction constant bounded below away from zero. For spectral Galerkin…

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In this paper, we develop a novel control volume method that is locally conservative and locking-free for linear elasticity problem on quadrilateral grids. The symmetry of stress is weakly imposed through the introduction of a Lagrange…

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The solution $u$ of an elliptic interface problem in a domain $\Omega$ is often smooth away from the interface $\Gamma\subset \Omega$, but its gradient is discontinuous across $\Gamma$, resulting in low regularity; in particular, $u \notin…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-24 Bin Han , Michelle Michelle

Achieving self-consistent convergence with the conventional effective-mass approach at ultra-low temperatures (below $4.2~K$) is a challenging task, which mostly lies in the discontinuities in material properties (e.g., effective-mass,…

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An adaptive direct collocation method is developed for solving optimal control problems constrained by parabolic partial differential equations. The partial differential equation is first reformulated in a variational setting, where the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-18 Alexander M. Davies , Sara Pollock , Miriam E. Dennis , Anil V. Rao

We determine stability boundaries for the wrinkling of highly uni-directionally stretched, finely thin, rectangular elastic sheets. For a given fine thickness and length, a stability boundary here is a curve in the parameter plane, aspect…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-12-21 Qingdu Li , Timothy J. Healey

We investigate numerically a quasi-static elasticity system of Kachanov-type. To do so we propose an Euler time discretization combined with a suitable finite elements scheme (FEM) to handle the discretization is space. We use ODE-type…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-02-15 Simon Grützner , Adrian Muntean

We develop a family of $H(\mathrm{div})$-conforming hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin methods for the steady Stokes equations based on BDM and RT velocity spaces with either discontinuous or continuous hybrid traces. In contrast to our…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-23 Gang Chen , Wenyi Liu , Yangwen Zhang

The growing penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) is leading to continually changing operating conditions, which need to be managed efficiently by distribution grid operators. The intermittent nature of DERs such as solar…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-21 Kshitij Girigoudar , Ashley M. Hou , Line A. Roald

Nonequilibrium statistical models of point vortex systems are constructed using an optimal closure method, and these models are employed to approximate the relaxation toward equilibrium of systems governed by the two-dimensional Euler…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-12-26 Jonathan Maack , Bruce Turkington

A novel framework for resolving discontinuous solutions of conservation laws, e.g., contact lines, shock waves, and interfaces, using implicit tracking and a high-order discontinuous Galerkin (DG) discretization was introduced in [38].…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-22 Matthew J. Zahr , Andrew Shi , Per-Olof Persson

We propose and rigorously analyse semi- and fully discrete discontinuous Galerkin methods for an initial and boundary value problem describing inertial viscoelasticity in terms of elastic and viscoelastic stress components, and with mixed…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-06-27 Salim Meddahi , Ricardo Ruiz-Baier

We consider the simplest one-constant model, put forward by J. Ericksen, for nematic liquid crystals with variable degree of orientation. The equilibrium state is described by a director field $\mathbf{n}$ and its degree of orientation $s$,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-08-03 Ricardo H. Nochetto , Shawn W. Walker , Wujun Zhang

This thesis deals with the investigation of a H(div)-conforming hybrid discontinuous Galerkin discretization for incompressible turbulent flows. The discretization method provides many physical and solving-oriented properties, which may be…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-09-25 Xaver Mooslechner

A discontinuous Galerkin method for the ideal 5 moment two-fluid plasma system is presented. The method uses a second or third order discontinuous Galerkin spatial discretization and a third order TVD Runge-Kutta time stepping scheme. The…

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The article discusses the gradient discretisation method (GDM) for distributed optimal control problems governed by diffusion equation with pure Neumann boundary condition. Using the GDM framework enables to develop an analysis that…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-09 Jerome Droniou , Neela Nataraj , Devika Shylaja

A numerical method based on the hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin method in space and backward Euler in time is formulated and analyzed for solving the miscible displacement problem. Under low regularity assumptions, convergence is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-05-19 Keegan L. A. Kirk , Beatrice Riviere

The XY model with quenched random phase shifts is studied by a T=0 finite size defect energy scaling method in 2d and 3d. The defect energy is defined by a change in the boundary conditions from those compatible with the true ground state…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-10-31 J. M. Kosterlitz , N. Akino

We perform stability analyses for discontinuous Galerkin spectral element approximations of linear variable coefficient hyperbolic systems in three dimensional domains with curved elements. Although high order, the precision of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-07-08 David A. Kopriva

In this work, we develop an adaptive nonconforming finite element algorithm for the numerical approximation of phase-field parameterized topology optimization governed by the Stokes system. We employ the conforming linear finite element…

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