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We present the first convergence proof for an iso-parametric finite element discretization of two-phase Stokes flow in $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^d$, $d=2,3$, with interface dynamics governed by mean curvature. The proof relies on a crucial…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-25 Genming Bai , Harald Garcke , Shravan Veerapaneni

The paper develops a finite element method for the Navier-Stokes equations of incompressible viscous fluid in a time-dependent domain. The method builds on a quasi-Lagrangian formulation of the problem. The paper provides stability and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-05-15 Alexander Lozovskiy , Maxim A. Olshanskii , Yuri V. Vassilevski

Recent analysis of the divergence constraint in the incompressible Stokes/Navier--Stokes problem has stressed the importance of equivalence classes of forces and how it plays a fundamental role for an accurate space discretization. Two…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-09-23 Alexander Linke , Christian Merdon , Michael Neilan

In this paper, we propose a high-order extension of the multiscale method introduced by the authors in [SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 63(4) (2025), pp. 1617--1641] for heterogeneous Stokes problems, while also providing several other improvements,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-01 Moritz Hauck , Alexei Lozinski

We introduce two pairs of stable cheapest nonconforming finite element space pairs to approximate the Stokes equations. One pair has each component of its velocity field to be approximated by the $P_1$ nonconforming quadrilateral element…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-03-07 Sihwan Kim , Jaeryun Yim , Dongwoo Sheen

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…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2009-06-26 Kenneth H. Karlsen , Trygve K. Karper

In this paper, we first construct a nonconforming finite element pair for the incompressible Stokes problem on quadrilateral grids, and then construct a discrete Stokes complex associated with that finite element pair. The finite element…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-10-18 Shuo Zhang

We present a finite-difference scheme which solves the Stokes problem in the presence of curvilinear non-conforming interfaces and provides second-order accuracy on physical field (velocity, vorticity) and especially on pressure. The gist…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2011-10-07 Abdelkader Hammouti , Anaël Lemaître

This work focuses on a class of elliptic boundary value problems with diffusive, advective and reactive terms, motivated by the study of three-dimensional heterogeneous physical systems composed of two or more media separated by a selective…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-04-20 Riccardo Sacco , Aurelio Giancarlo Mauri , Giovanna Guidoboni

We study a higher-order surface finite element (SFEM) penalty-based discretization of the tangential surface Stokes problem. Several discrete formulations are investigated which are equivalent in the continuous setting. The impact of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-11 Hanne Hardering , Simon Praetorius

Non divergence-free discretisations for the incompressible Stokes problem may suffer from a lack of pressure-robustness characterised by large discretisations errors due to irrotational forces in the momentum balance. This paper argues that…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-02-06 Derk Frerichs , Christian Merdon

We present a parametric finite element approximation of two-phase flow. This free boundary problem is given by the Stokes equations in the two phases, which are coupled via jump conditions across the interface. Using a novel variational…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-06-02 John W. Barrett , Harald Garcke , Robert Nürnberg

In this paper a time dependent Stokes problem that is motivated by a standard sharp interface model for the fluid dynamics of two-phase flows is studied. This Stokes interface problem has discontinuous density and viscosity coefficients and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-07-12 Igor Voulis , Arnold Reusken

We present and analyze a new embedded--hybridized discontinuous Galerkin finite element method for the Stokes problem. The method has the attractive properties of full hybridized methods, namely an $H({\rm div})$-conforming velocity field,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-07-06 Sander Rhebergen , Garth N. Wells

In this paper, we investigate a low-order robust numerical method for the linear elasticity problem. The method is based on a Bernardi--Raugel-like $\boldsymbol{H}(\mathrm{div})$-conforming method proposed first for the Stokes flows in [Li…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-29 Hongpeng Li , Xu Li , Hongxing Rui

This paper introduces a weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method for the Stokes equations in the primary velocity-pressure formulation. This WG method is equipped with stable finite elements consisting of usual polynomials of degree $k\ge…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-02-13 Junping Wang , Xiu Ye

Stabilised mixed velocity-pressure formulations are one of the widely-used finite element schemes for computing the numerical solutions of laminar incompressible Navier-Stokes. In these formulations, the Newton-Raphson scheme is employed to…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-07-15 Chennakesava Kadapa , Wulf G Dettmer , Djordje Peric

We propose a model for the coupling of flow and transport equations with porous membrane-type conditions on part of the boundary. The governing equations consist of the incompressible Navier--Stokes equations coupled with an…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-07 Arbaz Khan , David Mora , Ricardo Ruíz-Baier , Jesus Vellojin

In this work, we present and analyze a novel stabilized virtual element formulation for the coupled Stokes-Temperature equation on polygonal meshes, employing equal-order element pairs where viscosity depends on temperature. The main…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-01 Sudheer Mishra , Natarajan E

We study a finite element approximation of a coupled fluid-structure interaction consisting of a three-dimensional incompressible viscous fluid governed by the unsteady Stokes equations and a two-dimensional elastic plate. To avoid the use…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-10 Lander Besabe , Hyesuk Lee