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A high-order finite element method is proposed to solve the nonlinear convection-diffusion equation on a time-varying domain whose boundary is implicitly driven by the solution of the equation. The method is semi-implicit in the sense that…
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The Feynman-Kac equation governs the distribution of the statistical observable -- functional, having wide applications in almost all disciplines. After overcoming challenges from the time-space coupled nonlocal operator and the possible…