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We provide a new approach for computing integrals over hypersurfaces in the level set framework. The method is based on the discretization (via simple Riemann sums) of the classical formulation used in the level set framework, with the…
In this paper, we present a novel numerical scheme for simulating deformable and extensible capsules suspended in a Stokesian fluid. The main feature of our scheme is a partition-of-unity (POU) based representation of the surface that…
A high-order quadrature scheme is constructed for the evaluation of Laplace single and double layer potentials and their normal derivatives on smooth surfaces in three dimensions. The construction begins with a harmonic approximation of the…
This work proposes four novel hybrid quadrature schemes for the efficient and accurate evaluation of weakly singular boundary integrals (1/r kernel) on arbitrary smooth surfaces. Such integrals appear in boundary element analysis for…
The method of regularized stokeslets is a powerful numerical method to solve the Stokes flow equations for problems in biological fluid mechanics. A recent variation of this method incorporates a nearest-neighbor discretization to improve…
Performing highly accurate simulations of droplet systems is a challenging problem. This is primarily due to the interface dynamics which is complicated further by the addition of surfactants. This paper presents a boundary integral method…
The method of regularized Stokeslets, based on the divergence-free exact solution to the equations of highly viscous flow due to a spatially-smoothed concentrated force, is widely employed in biological fluid mechanics. Many problems of…
We introduce a novel quadrature strategy for Isogeometric Analysis (IgA) boundary element discretizations, specifically tailored to collocation methods. Thanks to the dimensionality reduction and the natural handling of unbounded domains,…
This paper introduces planewave density interpolation methods for the regularization of weakly singular, strongly singular, hypersingular and nearly singular integral kernels present in 3D Helmholtz surface layer potentials and associated…
Boundary integral methods are highly suited for problems with complicated geometries, but require special quadrature methods to accurately compute the singular and nearly singular layer potentials that appear in them. This paper presents a…
New analytical representations of the Stokes flows due to periodic arrays of point singularities in a two-dimensional no-slip channel and in the half-plane near a no-slip wall are derived. The analysis makes use of a conformal mapping from…
Since their development in 2001, regularised stokeslets have become a popular numerical tool for low-Reynolds number flows since the replacement of a point force by a smoothed blob overcomes many computational difficulties associated with…
The method of regularized stokeslets is extensively used in biological fluid dynamics due to its conceptual simplicity and meshlessness. This simplicity carries a degree of cost in computational expense and accuracy because the number of…
An extension of the Method of Regularized Stokeslets (MRS) in three dimensions is developed for triangulated surfaces with a piecewise linear force distribution. The method extends the regularized Stokeslet segment methodology used for…
The Boundary Element Method (BEM) is a powerful numerical approach for solving 3D elastostatic problems, particularly useful for crack propagation in fracture mechanics and half-space problems. A key challenge in BEM lies in handling…
We consider a surface Stokes problem in stream function formulation on a simply connected oriented surface $\Gamma \subset \mathbb{R}^3$ without boundary. This formulation leads to a coupled system of two second order scalar surface partial…
Many different simulation methods for Stokes flow problems involve a common computationally intense task -- the summation of a kernel function over $O(N^2)$ pairs of points. One popular technique is the Kernel Independent Fast Multipole…
Dense particulate flow simulations using integral equation methods demand accurate evaluation of Stokes layer potentials on arbitrarily close interfaces. In this paper, we generalize techniques for close evaluation of Laplace double-layer…
We develop a regularization operator based on smoothing on a locally defined length scale. This operator is defined on $L_1$ and has approximation properties that are given by the local regularity of the function it is applied to and the…
Stokes flow, discussed by G.G. Stokes in 1851, describes many microscopic biological flow phenomena, including cilia-driven transport and flagellar motility; the need to quantify and understand these flows has motivated decades of…