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In this note we work on the construction of positive preserving numerical schemes for systems of stochastic differential equations. We use the semi discrete idea that we have proposed before proposing now a numerical scheme that preserves…

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We propose a novel non-compact, positivity-preserving scheme for linear non-divergence form elliptic equations. Based on the Feynman--Kac formula, the solution is represented as a conditional expectation associated with a diffusion…

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We present a novel class of high-order space-time finite element schemes for the Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) equations. We prove that our schemes are mass conservative, positivity preserving, and unconditionally energy stable for any order…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-05-25 Guosheng Fu , Zhiliang Xu

We present a quantum algorithm for systems of (possibly inhomogeneous) linear ordinary differential equations with constant coefficients. The algorithm produces a quantum state that is proportional to the solution at a desired final time.…

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While constraints arise naturally in many physical models, their treatment in mathematical and numerical models varies widely, depending on the nature of the constraint and the availability of simulation tools to enforce it. In this paper,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-06-07 Ronald D. Haynes , Scott MacLachlan , Dawei Wang

We investigate the late-time asymptotic behavior of solutions to nonlinear hyperbolic systems of conservation laws containing stiff relaxation terms. First, we introduce a Chapman-Enskog-type asymptotic expansion and derive an effective…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2011-09-20 Christophe Berthon , Philippe G. LeFloch , Rodolphe Turpault

In the research community, there exists the strong belief that a continuous Galerkin scheme is notoriously unstable and additional stabilization terms have to be added to guarantee stability. In the first part of the series [6], the…

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We introduce a (linear) positive and asymptotic preserving method or solving the one-group radiation transport equation. The approximation in space is discretization agnostic: the space approximation can be done with continuous or…

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A multiscale numerical method is proposed for the solution of semi-linear elliptic stochastic partial differential equations with localized uncertainties and non-linearities, the uncertainties being modeled by a set of random parameters. It…

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Many important applications are modelled by differential equations with positive solutions. However, it remains an outstanding open problem to develop numerical methods that are both (i) of a high order of accuracy and (ii) capable of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-05-03 Sergio Blanes , Arieh Iserles , Shev Macnamara

In this paper, we introduce a hyperbolic model for entropy dissipative system of viscous conservation laws via a flux relaxation approach. We develop numerical schemes for the resulting hyperbolic relaxation system by employing the…

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This paper presents an observation that under reasonable conditions, many partial differential equations from mathematical physics possess three structural properties. One of them can be understand as a variant of the celebrated Onsager…

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In this work, we develop an adaptive, multivariate partitioning algorithm for solving mixed-integer nonlinear programs (MINLP) with multi-linear terms to global optimality. This iterative algorithm primarily exploits the advantages of…

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We consider in this paper a numerical approximation of Poisson-Nernst-Planck-Navier- Stokes (PNP-NS) system. We construct a decoupled semi-discrete and fully discrete scheme that enjoys the properties of positivity preserving, mass…

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Partial differential equations (PDEs) describing thermodynamically isolated systems typically possess conserved quantities (like mass, momentum, and energy) and dissipated quantities (like entropy). Preserving these conservation and…

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In the first part of this work [32], we introduce a convex parabolic relaxation for quadratically-constrained quadratic programs, along with a sequential penalized parabolic relaxation algorithm to recover near-optimal feasible solutions.…

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Fractional derivatives of Prabhakar type are capturing an increasing interest since their ability to describe anomalous relaxation phenomena (in dielectrics and other fields) showing a simultaneous nonlocal and nonlinear behaviour. In this…

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The aim of this paper is to present a symbolic computational algorithm that will allow us to deal with the feedback stabilization problem for continuous nonlinear polynomial systems. The overall approach is based on a methodology that…

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We consider the problem of computing the maximal invariant set of discrete-time linear systems subject to a class of non-convex constraints that admit quadratic relaxations. These non-convex constraints include semialgebraic sets and other…

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