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Fast Isogeometric Boundary Element Method based on Independent Field Approximation
An isogeometric boundary element method for problems in elasticity is
presented, which is based on an independent approximation for the geometry,
traction and displacement field. This enables a flexible choice of refinement
strategies, permits an efficient evaluation of geometry related information, a
mixed collocation scheme which deals with discontinuous tractions along
non-smooth boundaries and a significant reduction of the right hand side of the
system of equations for common boundary conditions. All these benefits are
achieved without any loss of accuracy compared to conventional isogeometric
formulations. The system matrices are approximated by means of hierarchical
matrices to reduce the computational complexity for large scale analysis. For
the required geometrical bisection of the domain, a strategy for the evaluation
of bounding boxes containing the supports of NURBS basis functions is
presented. The versatility and accuracy of the proposed methodology is
demonstrated by convergence studies showing optimal rates and real world
examples in two and three dimensions.Comment: 32 pages, 27 figure
Isogeometric Boundary Elements in Electromagnetism: Rigorous Analysis, Fast Methods, and Examples
We present a new approach to three-dimensional electromagnetic scattering
problems via fast isogeometric boundary element methods. Starting with an
investigation of the theoretical setting around the electric field integral
equation within the isogeometric framework, we show existence, uniqueness, and
quasi-optimality of the isogeometric approach. For a fast and efficient
computation, we then introduce and analyze an interpolation-based fast
multipole method tailored to the isogeometric setting, which admits competitive
algorithmic and complexity properties. This is followed by a series of
numerical examples of industrial scope, together with a detailed presentation
and interpretation of the results
A simple approach to the numerical simulation with trimmed CAD surfaces
In this work a novel method for the analysis with trimmed CAD surfaces is
presented. The method involves an additional mapping step and the attraction
stems from its sim- plicity and ease of implementation into existing Finite
Element (FEM) or Boundary Element (BEM) software. The method is first verified
with classical test examples in structural mechanics. Then two practical
applications are presented one using the FEM, the other the BEM, that show the
applicability of the method.Comment: 20 pages and 16 figure
Multipatch Approximation of the de Rham Sequence and its Traces in Isogeometric Analysis
We define a conforming B-spline discretisation of the de Rham complex on
multipatch geometries. We introduce and analyse the properties of interpolation
operators onto these spaces which commute w.r.t. the surface differential
operators. Using these results as a basis, we derive new convergence results of
optimal order w.r.t. the respective energy spaces and provide approximation
properties of the spline discretisations of trace spaces for application in the
theory of isogeometric boundary element methods. Our analysis allows for a
straightforward generalisation to finite element methods
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