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We introduce an efficient and scalable method for density-based multi-material topology optimization, integrating classical mirror descent techniques with point-wise polytopal design constraints. Such constraints arise naturally in this…
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We present and analyze a new finite element method for solving interface problems on a triangular grid. The method locally modifies a given triangulation such that the interfaces are accurately resolved and the maximal angle condition…
We derive a variational multiscale (VMS) finite element formulation for a viscoelastic, tensor-based blood damage model. The tensor equation is numerically stabilized by a logarithmic shape tensor description that prevents unphysical,…
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