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A finite element methodology for large classes of variational boundary value problems is defined which involves discretizing two linear operators: (1) the differential operator defining the spatial boundary value problem; and (2) a Riesz…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-12-08 Brendan Keith , Socratis Petrides , Federico Fuentes , Leszek Demkowicz

We develop a numerical strategy to solve multi-dimensional Poisson equations on dynamically adapted grids for evolutionary problems disclosing propagating fronts. The method is an extension of the multiresolution finite volume scheme used…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-05-12 Max Duarte , Zdenek Bonaventura , Marc Massot , Anne Bourdon

A new time discretization scheme for the numerical simulation of two-phase flow governed by a thermodynamically consistent diffuse interface model is presented. The scheme is consistent in the sense that it allows for a discrete in time…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-02-27 Harald Garcke , Michael Hinze , Christian Kahle

This paper is devoted to the complete convergence study of the finite-element approximation of Maxwell's equations in the case where the magnetic permeability is constant. Standard linear finite elements for the space discretization are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-07-06 Larisa Beilina , Vitoriano Ruas

We develop a reduced-order framework for optimizing mixing in two-dimensional incompressible flows. Instead of optimizing the full transport PDE, the method maximizes the length of advected material interfaces, leading to a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-07 Ziqian Li , Enrique Zuazua

A proof of convergence is given for bulk--surface finite element semi-discretisation of the Cahn--Hilliard equation with Cahn--Hilliard-type dynamic boundary conditions in a smooth domain. The semi-discretisation is studied in the weak…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-12-01 Paula Harder , Balázs Kovács

We develop an unfitted compatible finite element discretisation for the Darcy problem based on $H(\mathrm{div})$-conforming flux spaces and discontinuous pressure spaces. The method is designed to preserve pointwise discrete mass…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-30 Santiago Badia , Anne Boschman , Alberto F. Martín , Erik Nilsson , Ricardo Ruiz-Baier , Sara Zahedi

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new condition \[ \hbox{(C)$\hspace{1cm} \alpha \int_{0}^{u}f(s)ds \leq uf(u)+\beta u^{2}+\gamma,\,\,u>0$} \] for some $\alpha, \beta, \gamma>0$ with…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-06-13 Soon-Yeong Chung , Min-Jun Choi

We consider a stochastic optimal control problem for an heat equation with boundary noise and boundary controls. Under suitable assumptions on the coefficients, we prove existence of optimal controls in strong sense by solving the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-11-28 Giuseppina Guatteri , Federica Masiero

A finite element discretization using a method of lines approached is proposed for approximately solving the Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) equations. This discretization scheme enforces positivity of the computed solutions, corresponding to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-03-17 Chun Liu , Maximilian Metti , Jinchao Xu

In topology optimization, the state of structures is typically obtained by numerically evaluating a discretized PDE-based model. The degrees of freedom of such a model can be partitioned in free and prescribed sets to define the boundary…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-04-06 Stijn Koppen , Matthijs Langelaar , Fred van Keulen

This paper presents a numerical method for variable coefficient elliptic PDEs with mostly smooth solutions on two dimensional domains. The PDE is discretized via a multi-domain spectral collocation method of high local order (order 30 and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-12-09 Tracy Babb , Adrianna Gillman , Sijia Hao , Per-Gunnar Martinsson

In quantum thermodynamics, a system is described by a Hamiltonian and a list of non-commuting charges representing conserved quantities like particle number or electric charge, and an important goal is to determine the system's minimum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-19 Nana Liu , Michele Minervini , Dhrumil Patel , Mark M. Wilde

In this paper we study the numerical error arising in the space-time approximation of unsteady generalized Newtonian fluids which possess a stress-tensor with $(p,\delta)$-structure. A semi-implicit time-discretization scheme coupled with…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-07-30 Luigi C. Berselli , Lars Diening , Michael Ruzicka

We investigate a convective Brinkman--Forchheimer problem coupled with a heat equation. The investigated model considers thermal diffusion and viscosity depending on the temperature. We prove the existence of a solution without restriction…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-11-21 Gilberto Campaña , Pablo Muñoz , Enrique Otarola

Explicit stabilized integrators are an efficient alternative to implicit or semi-implicit methods to avoid the severe timestep restriction faced by standard explicit integrators applied to stiff diffusion problems. In this paper, we provide…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-12-14 Assyr Abdulle , Charles-Edouard Bréhier , Gilles Vilmart

Many problems of theoretical and practical interest involve finding a convex or concave function. For instance, optimization problems such as finding the projection on the convex functions in $H^k(\Omega)$, or some problems in economics. In…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2008-04-11 Néstor Aguilera , Pedro Morin

We establish sharp energy decay rates for a large class of nonlinearly first-order damped systems, and we design discretization schemes that inherit of the same energy decay rates, uniformly with respect to the space and/or time…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-12-17 Fatiha Alabau-Boussouira , Yannick Privat , Emmanuel Trélat

When modelling phase change, the latent heat released (absorbed) during solidification (melting) must be included in the heat transfer equation. In this paper, different SPH methods for the implementation of latent heat, in the context of…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-02-21 Amirsaman Farrokhpanah , Markus Bussmann , Javad Mostaghimi

In this work we explore the fidelity of numerical approximations to the analytic spectra of hyperbolic partial differential equation systems with variable coefficients. We are particularly interested in the ability of discrete methods to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-08-12 Brittany A. Erickson