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We apply the recently developed least squares stabilized symmetric Nitsche method for enforcement of Dirichlet boundary conditions to the finite cell method. The least squares stabilized Nitsche method in combination with finite cell…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-03-17 Karl Larsson , Stefan Kollmannsberger , Ernst Rank , Mats G. Larson

We show that in the variational multiscale framework, the weak enforcement of essential boundary conditions via Nitsche's method corresponds directly to a particular choice of projection operator. The consistency, symmetry and penalty terms…

We establish the convergence of an adaptive spline-based finite element method of a fourth order elliptic problem with weakly-imposed Dirichlet boundary conditions using polynomial B-splines.

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-12-21 Ibrahim Al Balushi

We present a finite element method for the Stokes equations involving two immiscible incompressible fluids with different viscosities and with surface tension. The interface separating the two fluids does not need to align with the mesh. We…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-03-20 Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson , Sara Zahedi

We develop a Nitsche finite element method for a model of Euler--Bernoulli beams with axial stiffness embedded in a two--dimensional elastic bulk domain. The beams have their own displacement fields, and the elastic subdomains created by…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-03-02 Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson

This paper proposes two algorithms to impose seepage boundary conditions in the context of Richards' equation for groundwater flows in unsaturated media. Seepage conditions are non-linear boundary conditions, that can be formulated as a set…

A Nitche's method is presented to couple different mechanical models. They include coupling of a solid and a beam and of a solid and a plate. Both conforming and non-conforming formulations are presented. In a non-conforming for- mulation,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-11-20 Vinh Phu Nguyen , Pierre Kerfriden , Susanne Claus , Stephane P. A. Bordas

The paper develops and analyzes a higher-order unfitted finite element method for the incompressible Stokes equations, which yields a strongly divergence-free velocity field up to the physical boundary. The method combines an isoparametric…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-16 Michael Neilan , Maxim Olshanskii , Henry von Wahl

In this work a Nitsche-based imposition of generalized Navier conditions on cut meshes for the Oseen problem is presented. Other methods from literature dealing with the generalized Navier condition impose this condition by means of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-02-14 M. Winter , B. Schott , A. Massing , W. A. Wall

We extend the divergence preserving cut finite element method presented in [T. Frachon, P. Hansbo, E. Nilsson, S. Zahedi, SIAM J. Sci. Comput., 46 (2024)] for the Darcy interface problem to unfitted outer boundaries. We impose essential…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-08-20 Thomas Frachon , Erik Nilsson , Sara Zahedi

Finite element methods provide accurate and efficient methods for the numerical solution of partial differential equations by means of restricting variational problems to finite-dimensional approximating spaces. However, they do not…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-24 Robert C. Kirby , John D. Stephens

In this paper we analyze Nitsche's method for the stationary Boussinesq system with Navier's slip and a nonlinear boundary condition. Our analysis of the formulation establishes the robustness of a finite elements scheme in arbitrarily…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-09 Aparna Bansal , Nicolás A. Barnafi , Gianmarco Sperone , Dwijendra N. Pandey

We present a novel approach that integrates unfitted finite element methods and neural networks to approximate partial differential equations on complex geometries. Easy-to-generate background meshes (e.g., a simple Cartesian mesh) that cut…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-04 Wei Li , Alberto F. Martín , Santiago Badia

Robust mixed finite element methods are developed for a quad-curl singular perturbation problem. Lower order H(grad curl)-nonconforming but H(curl)-conforming finite elements are constructed, which are extended to nonconforming finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-06-24 Xuehai Huang , Chao Zhang

We study the Stokes--Poisson--Boltzmann equations with Dirichlet and Navier boundary conditions. The system consists of the incompressible Stokes equations coupled with a nonlinear Poisson--Boltzmann equation through electrostatic forcing…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-15 Ayush Agrawal , Aparna Bansal , D. N. Pandey

We propose a Nitsche-based fictitious domain method for the three field Stokes problem in which the boundary of the domain is allowed to cross through the elements of a fixed background mesh. The dependent variables of velocity, pressure…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-02-23 Erik Burman , Susanne Claus , André Massing

We present and analyze a cut finite element method for the weak imposition of the Neumann boundary conditions of the Darcy problem. The Raviart-Thomas mixed element on both triangular and quadrilateral meshes is considered. Our method is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-11-22 Riccardo Puppi

We propose a stabilized Nitsche-based cut finite element formulation for the Oseen problem in which the boundary of the domain is allowed to cut through the elements of an easy-to-generate background mesh. Our formulation is based on the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-03-30 Andre Massing , Benedikt Schott , Wolfgang A. Wall

An optimal and robust low-order nonconforming finite element method is developed for the strain gradient elasticity (SGE) model in arbitrary dimension. An $H^2$-nonconforming quadratic vector-valued finite element in arbitrary dimension is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-30 Jianguo Huang , Xuehai Huang , Zheqian Tang

For most finite element simulations, boundary-conforming meshes have significant advantages in terms of accuracy or efficiency. This is particularly true for complex domains. However, with increased complexity of the domain, generating a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-04-07 Jan Helmig , Fabian Key , Marek Behr , Stefanie Elgeti