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In an effort to study the applicability of adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) techniques to atmospheric models an interpolation-based spectral element shallow water model on a cubed-sphere grid is compared to a block-structured finite volume…

Computational Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Amik St-Cyr , Christiane Jablonowski , John M. Dennis , Henry M. Tufo , Stephen J. Thomas

The forest-of-refinement-trees approach allows for dynamic adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) at negligible cost. While originally developed for quadrilateral and hexahedral elements, previous work established the theory and algorithms for…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-05-25 David Knapp , Johannes Albrecht Holke , Thomas Spenke , Carsten Burstedde , Lukas Dreyer

We examine the effect of accuracy of high-order spectral element methods, with or without adaptive mesh refinement (AMR), in the context of a classical configuration of magnetic reconnection in two space dimensions, the so-called…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-13 D. Rosenberg , A. Pouquet , P. D. Mininni

This work is focused on the extension and assessment of the monotonicity-preserving scheme in [3] and the local bounds preserving scheme in [5] to hierarchical octree adaptive mesh refinement (AMR). Whereas the former can readily be used on…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-06-24 Jesus Bonilla , Santiago Badia

In this work, we introduce GRChombo: a new numerical relativity code which incorporates full adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) using block structured Berger-Rigoutsos grid generation. The code supports non-trivial "many-boxes-in-many-boxes"…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-02-09 Katy Clough , Pau Figueras , Hal Finkel , Markus Kunesch , Eugene A. Lim , Saran Tunyasuvunakool

We have carried out numerical simulations of strongly gravitating systems based on the Einstein equations coupled to the relativistic hydrodynamic equations using adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) techniques. We show AMR simulations of NS…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Edwin Evans , Sai Iyer , Erik Schnetter , Wai-Mo Suen , Jian Tao , Randy Wolfmeyer , Hui-Min Zhang

Gravitational instabilities naturally give rise to multi-scale structure, which is difficult for traditional Eulerian hydrodynamic methods to accurately evolve. This can be circumvented by adaptively adding resolution (in the form of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. L. Bryan , M. L. Norman

We implement adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) simulations of global topological strings using the public code, GRChombo. We perform a quantitative investigation of massive radiation from single sinusoidally displaced string configurations,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-10 Amelia Drew , E. P. S. Shellard

High-order solvers for compressible flows are vital in scientific applications. Adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) is a key technique for reducing computational cost by concentrating resolution in regions of interest. In this work, we develop…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-08-08 Anjiang Wei , Hang Song , Mert Hidayetoglu , Elliott Slaughter , Sanjiva K. Lele , Alex Aiken

Adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) is often used when solving time-dependent partial differential equations using numerical methods. It enables time-varying regions of much higher resolution, which can be used to track discontinuities in the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-03 Brisa N Davis , Randall J LeVeque

We discuss the use of Adaptative Mesh Refinement (AMR) techniques in dynamical black hole spacetimes. We compare results between traditional fixed grid methods and a new AMR application for the 1-D Schwarzschild case.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Joan Masso , Edward Seidel , Paul Walker

Adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) is necessary for efficient finite element simulations of complex physical phenomenon, as it allocates limited computational budget based on the need for higher or lower resolution, which varies over space and…

An implicit method for the ohmic dissipation is proposed. The proposed method is based on the Crank-Nicolson method and exhibits second-order accuracy in time and space. The proposed method has been implemented in the SFUMATO adaptive mesh…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Tomoaki Matsumoto

We describe an application of Berger and Colella's structured adaptive mesh refinement algorithm to the field of cosmological astrophysics. Simulations in this area must include not just a gaseous component which follows the hyperbolic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. L. Bryan , M. L. Norman

The time dependent non-equilibrium radiation diffusion equations are important for solving the transport of energy through radiation in optically thick regimes and find applications in several fields including astrophysics and inertial…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-03-05 Bobby Philip , Zhen Wang , Mark Berrill , Manuel Rodriguez Rodriguez , Michael Pernice

A discontinuous Galerkin time-domain (DGTD) method based on dynamically adaptive Cartesian meshes (ACM) is developed for a full-wave analysis of electromagnetic fields in dispersive media. Hierarchical Cartesian grids offer simplicity close…

Computational Physics · Physics 2017-06-28 Su Yan , Chao-Ping Lin , Robert R. Arslanbekov , Vladimir I. Kolobov , Jian-Ming Jin

Parallel implementation of numerical adaptive mesh refinement (AMR)strategies for solving 3D elastostatic contact mechanics problems is an essential step toward complex simulations that exceed current performance levels. This paper…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-11-26 Alexandre Epalle , Isabelle Ramière , Guillaume Latu , Frédéric Lebon

We present a novel solution procedure for initial boundary value problems. The procedure is based on an action principle, in which coordinate maps are included as dynamical degrees of freedom. This reparametrization invariant action is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-31 Alexander Rothkopf , W. A. Horowitz , Jan Nordström

Cartesian-grid methods with Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) are ideally suited for simulating the breaking of waves, the formation of spray, and the entrainment of air around ships. As a result of the cartesian-grid formulation, minimal…