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Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-07-05 Chenyun Luo , Junyan Zhang

We propose a new Nitsche-type approach for weak enforcement of normal velocity boundary conditions for a Lagrangian discretization of the compressible shock-hydrodynamics equations using high-order finite elements on curved boundaries.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-09-06 Nabil M. Atallah , Vladimir Z. Tomov , Guglielmo Scovazzi

The applicability of relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (RMHD) and its generalization to two-fluid models (including the Hall and inertial effects) is systematically investigated by using the method of dominant balance in the two-fluid…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-12-10 Shuntaro Yoshino , Makoto Hirota , Yuji Hattori

We present a computational method to solve the magnetohydrodynamic equations in spherical geometry. The technique is fully nonlinear and wholly spectral, and uses an expansion basis that is adapted to the geometry: Chandrasekhar-Kendall…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-11 P. D. Mininni , D. C. Montgomery

The paper addresses the challenge of constructing finite element curl div complexes in three dimensions. Tangential-normal continuity is introduced in order to develop distributional finite element curl div complexes. The spaces constructed…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-06 Long Chen , Xuehai Huang , Chao Zhang

The modeling of electric machines and power transformers typically involves systems of nonlinear magnetostatics or -quasistatics, and their efficient and accurate simulation is required for the reliable design, control, and optimization of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-08-23 Herbert Egger , Felix Engertsberger , Bogdan Radu

We establish a variational framework for nonlinear instabilities in a setting of the ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations. We apply a variational method to various kind of smooth steady states which are shown to be nonlinearly unstable…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Hyung Ju Hwang

In this chapter, we aim at presenting the basic techniques necessary to go beyond the widely accepted paradigm of second-order numerics. We specifically focus on finite-volume schemes for hyperbolic conservation laws occuring in fluid…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-07-29 Jean-Mathieu Teissier , Wolf-Christian Müller

A numerical scheme is developed for systems of conservation laws on manifolds which arise in high speed aerodynamics and magneto-aerodynamics. The systems are presented in an arbitrary coordinate system on the manifold and involve source…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-10-22 Ian Holloway , Sivaguru S. Sritharan

This paper introduces an efficient stabilizer-free weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method for solving the three-dimensional quad-curl problem. Leveraging bubble functions as a key analytical tool, the method extends the applicability of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-13 Chunmei Wang , Shangyou Zhang

We present a domain decomposition formulation based on hybridization which is inspired by hybridized discontinuous Galerkin (HDG) methods, that enhance mixed domain decomposition methods by incorporating stabilization terms. Unlike…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-27 Kersten Schmidt , Timon Seibel , Sebastian Schöps

We propose a Hybrid High-Order (HHO) formulation of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with variable density that provides exact conservation of volume and, accordingly, pure advection of the density variable. The spatial…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-05-14 Lorenzo Botti , Francesco Carlo Massa

Output-based controllers are known to be fragile with respect to model uncertainties. The standard $\mathcal{H}_{\infty}$-control theory provides a general approach to robust controller design based on the solution of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-04-22 Peter Benner , Jan Heiland , Steffen W. R. Werner

In this paper, we discuss how to efficiently evaluate and assemble general finite element variational forms on H(div) and H(curl). The proposed strategy relies on a decomposition of the element tensor into a precomputable reference tensor…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-05-15 Marie Rognes , Robert C. Kirby , Anders Logg

We present a deterministic framework for proton therapy dose calculation based on finite element discretizations of the energy-dependent $M_1$ moment model. The nonlinear $M_1$ system is derived from the Fokker--Planck equation for charged…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-12 Paul Moujaes , Dmitri Kuzmin , Christian Bäumer

A new class of disk MHD equilibrium solutions is described, which is valid within the standard local (``shearing sheet'') approximation scheme. These solutions have the following remarkable property: velocity streamlines and magnetic lines…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Steven A. Balbus , Massimo Ricotti

We provide a systematic derivation of boundary layer models in magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), through an asymptotic analysis of the incompressible MHD system. We recover classical linear models, related to the famous Hartmann and Shercliff…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-06-28 David Gerard-Varet , Marco Prestipino

Aiming at simulating elastic rods, we discretize a rod model based on a general theory of hyperelasticity for inextensible and unshearable rods. After reviewing this model and discussing topological effects of periodic rods, we prove…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-11-19 Sören Bartels , Philipp Reiter

Magnetic relaxation drives plasma toward lower-energy equilibria under helicity constraints. In ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), helicity is locally conserved, while resistive theories such as Taylor relaxation preserve only global…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-13 Patrick E. Farrell , Mingdong He , Kaibo Hu , Ganghui Zhang

This paper proposes a novel first-order and a novel second-order fully discrete virtual element schemes based on the scalar auxiliary variable method for the three dimensional inductionless magnetohydrodynamics problem. The backward Eular…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-12-13 Xianghai Zhou , Haiyan Su