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This paper concerns the construction and analysis of a numerical scheme for a mixed discrete-continuous fragmentation equation. A finite volume scheme is developed, based on a conservative formulation of a truncated version of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-02-06 Graham Baird , Endre Süli

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

In this paper, a second order finite difference scheme is investigated for time-dependent one-side space fractional diffusion equations with variable coefficients. The existing schemes for the equation with variable coefficients have…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-02-25 Xue-lei Lin , Pin Lyu , Michael K. Ng , Hai-Wei Sun , Seakweng Vong

Mathematical descriptions of flow phenomena usually come in the form of partial differential equations. The differential operators used in these equations may have properties such as symmetry, skew-symmetry, positive or negative…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-10-20 Bas van 't Hof , Mathea J. Vuik

We develop a class of C1-continuous time integration methods that are applicable to conservative problems in elastodynamics. These methods are based on Hamilton's law of varying action. From the action of the continuous system we derive a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-04-18 Janine C. Mergel , Roger A. Sauer , Sina Ober-Blöbaum

It was recently demonstrated that time-dependent PDE problems can numerically be solved with a fully pseudospectral scheme, i.e. using spectral expansions with respect to both spatial and time directions (Hennig and Ansorg, 2009 [15]). This…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-12-18 Jörg Hennig

This paper continues the development of a discrete space-time concept that is recently used in the explanation of the cosmological constant. Instead of order estimation, a more theoretical treatment of the theory is introduced. Based on the…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 H. M. Mok

We present a novel space-time isogeometric discretization of the acoustic wave equation in second-order formulation that is intrinsically unconditionally stable. The method relies on a variational framework inspired by [Walkington 2014],…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-19 Matteo Ferrari , Ilaria Perugia

We study spatial discretizations of dynamical systems: is it possible to recover some dynamical features of a system from numerical simulations? Here, we tackle this issue for the simplest algorithm possible: we compute long segments of…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2019-02-28 Pierre-Antoine Guihéneuf

Using the differential calculus on discrete group, we study the general relativity in the space-time which is the product of a four dimensional manifold by a two-point space. We generalize the usual concept of frame and connection in our…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-02-01 Bin Chen , Takesi Saito , Ke Wu

Stochastic diffusion equations are crucial for modeling a range of physical phenomena influenced by uncertainties. We introduce the generalized finite difference method for solving these equations. Then, we examine its consistency,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-11-22 Faezeh Nassajian Mojarrad

The physical origin of spacetime discreteness remains a central open problem in quantum gravity, with most existing approaches relying on specific microscopic structures or model-dependent assumptions. In this letter, spacetime discreteness…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-26 Weihu Ma , Yu-Gang Ma

We analyze a dual mixed nonconforming discretization of a generalized Darcy-Forchheimer model. Compared to the analogous scheme proposed by Girault and Wheeler, we consider general, i.e., nonquadratic, Forchheimer nonlinearities; we admit…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-24 Michele Botti , Lorenzo Mascotto , Marialetizia Mosconi

We study the effects of inhomogeneities on the evolution of the Universe, by considering a range of cosmological models with discretized matter content. This is done using exact and fully relativistic methods that exploit the symmetries in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-17 Timothy Clifton , Daniele Gregoris , Kjell Rosquist , Reza Tavakol

We discuss in detail the uniform discretization approach to the quantization of totally constrained theories. This approach allows to construct the continuum theory of interest as a well defined, controlled, limit of well behaved discrete…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Miguel Campiglia , Cayetano Di Bartolo , Rodolfo Gambini , Jorge Pullin

A practical way to deal with the problem of time in quantum cosmology and quantum gravity is proposed. The main tool is effective equations, which mainly restrict explicit considerations to semiclassical regimes but have the crucial…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-07-20 Martin Bojowald , Philipp A Hoehn , Artur Tsobanjan

We consider Feynman-Dyson's proof of Maxwell's equations using the Jacobi identities on the velocity phase space. In this paper we generalize the Feynman-Dyson's scheme by incorporating the non-commutativity between various spatial…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-01-27 José F. Cariñena , Héctor Figueroa , Partha Guha

A canonical formalism and constraint analysis for discrete systems subject to a variational action principle are devised. The formalism is equivalent to the covariant formulation, encompasses global and local discrete time evolution moves…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-09-17 Bianca Dittrich , Philipp A Hoehn

We present a semi-discrete finite volume scheme for the local NavierStokes-Korteweg and Euler-Korteweg systems. Our scheme is applicable for equidistant Cartesian meshes in one and two space dimensions. In contrast to other works, which…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-14 Jan Giesselmann , Philipp Öffner , Robert Sauerborn

In this paper, several discrete schemes for Gaussian curvature are surveyed. The convergence property of a modified discrete scheme for the Gaussian curvature is considered. Furthermore, a new discrete scheme for Gaussian curvature is…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2008-04-09 Zhiqiang Xu , Guoliang Xu