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The present paper extends the theory of Adaptive Virtual Element Methods (AVEMs) to the three-dimensional meshes showing the possibility to bound the stabilization term by the residual-type error estimator. This new bound enables a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-17 Stefano Berrone , Davide Fassino , Fabio Vicini

This paper presents the Virtual Element Method (VEM) for the modeling of crack propagation in 2D within the context of linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM). By exploiting the advantage of mesh flexibility in the VEM, we establish an…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2018-08-02 Vien Minh Nguyen-Thanh , Xiaoying Zhuang , Hung Nguyen-Xuan , Timon Rabczuk , Peter Wriggers

The Virtual Element Method (VEM) is a well-established framework for solving partial differential equations on polygonal and polyhedral meshes. In this paper, we introduce a novel hybrid VEM that integrates both conforming and nonconforming…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-28 L. Beirão da Veiga , F. Dassi , A. Russo , M. Trezzi

In this paper, we introduce a new Virtual Element Method (VEM) not requiring any stabilization term based on the usual enhanced first-order VEM space. The new method relies on a modified formulation of the discrete diffusion operator that…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-02-02 Stefano Berrone , Andrea Borio , Francesca Marcon , Gioana Teora

We present the novel Reduced Basis Virtual Element Method (rbVEM) for solving the Laplace eigenvalue problem. This approach is based on the virtual element method and exploits the reduced basis technique to obtain an explicit representation…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-13 Silvia Bertoluzza , Fabio Credali , Francesca Gardini

We numerically investigate the possibility of defining stabilization-free Virtual Element (VEM) discretizations of advection-diffusion problems in the advection-dominated regime. To this end, we consider a SUPG stabilized formulation of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-10-16 Andrea Borio , Martina Busetto , Francesca Marcon

The Virtual Element Method (VEM) is a Galerkin approximation method that extends the Finite Element Method (FEM) to polytopal meshes. In this paper, we present a conforming formulation that generalizes the Scott-Vogelius finite element…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-12-28 Gianmarco Manzini , Annamaria Mazzia

An introductory exposition of the virtual element method (VEM) is provided. The intent is to make this method more accessible to those unfamiliar with VEM. Familiarity with the finite element method for solving 2D linear elasticity problems…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-09-25 L. L. Yaw

We propose an energy-stable parametric finite element method (ES-PFEM) for simulating solid-state dewetting of thin films in two dimensions via a sharp-interface model, which is governed by surface diffusion and contact line (point)…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-06-08 Quan Zhao , Wei Jiang , Weizhu Bao

This paper presents an initial exploration of stress-assisted diffusion problems in three dimensions within the framework of the virtual element method (VEM). Hilbert spaces enriched with parameter-weighted norms, the extended…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-05 Andres E. Rubiano

We introduce the harmonic virtual element method (harmonic VEM), a modification of the virtual element method (VEM) for the approximation of the 2D Laplace equation using polygonal meshes. The main difference between the harmonic VEM and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-05-21 Alexey Chernov , Lorenzo Mascotto

Low-order virtual element methods (VEM) compute a consistent finite-strain contribution through polynomial projections and rely on stabilization to control the unresolved modes in the projector kernel. In current hyperelastic VEM practice,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-21 Paulo Akira F. Enabe , Rodrigo Provasi

The present work deals with the formulation of a Virtual Element Method (VEM) for two dimensional structural problems. The contribution is split in two parts: in part I, the elastic problem is discussed, while in part II [3] the method is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-24 Edoardo Artioli , Lourenco Beirao da Veiga , Carlo Lovadina , Elio Sacco

We present a Virtual Element Method (VEM) for possibly nonlinear elastic and inelastic problems, mainly focusing on a small deformation regime. The numerical scheme is based on a low-order approximation of the displacement field, as well as…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-07-19 L. Beirão da Veiga , C. Lovadina , D. Mora

A novel multi-scale finite element formulation for contact mechanics between nominally smooth but microscopically rough surfaces is herein proposed. The approach integrates the interface finite element method (FEM) for modelling interface…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-04-03 Jacopo Bonari , Maria R. Marulli , Nora Hagmeyer , Matthias Mayr , Alexander Popp , Marco Paggi

A virtual element method (VEM) with the first order optimal convergence order is developed for solving two-dimensional Maxwell interface problems on a special class of polygonal meshes that are cut by the interface from a background…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-02-17 Shuhao Cao , Long Chen , Ruchi Guo

In this paper, we develop a high-order adaptive virtual element method (VEM) to simulate the self-consistent field theory (SCFT) model in arbitrary domains. The VEM is very flexible in handling general polygon elements and can treat hanging…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-06-15 Huayi Wei , Xin Wang , Chunyu Chen , Kai Jiang

We introduce and analyse the first order Enlarged Enhancement Virtual Element Method (E$^2$VEM) for the Poisson problem. The method allows the definition of bilinear forms that do not require a stabilization term, thanks to the exploitation…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-08 Stefano Berrone , Andrea Borio , Francesca Marcon

We discuss nonconforming virtual element method for convection dominated (diffusive coefficient is very small compared to convective coefficient and reac- tion coefficient ) convection-diffusion-reaction equation using L^2 projection…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-01-07 Dibyendu Adak , E. Natarajan

We present the construction and application of a first order stabilization-free virtual element method to problems in plane elasticity. Well-posedness and error estimates of the discrete problem are established. The method is assessed on a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-03-17 Alvin Chen , N. Sukumar