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Accuracy of least-squares methods for the Navier-Stokes equations
Recently there has been substantial interest in least-squares finite element methods for velocity-vorticity-pressure formulations of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. The main cause for this interest is the fact that algorithms for the resulting discrete equations can be devised which require the solution of only symmetric, positive definite systems of algebraic equations. On the other hand, it is well-documented that methods using the vorticity as a primary variable often yield very poor approximations. Thus, here we study the accuracy of these methods through a series of computational experiments, and also comment on theoretical error estimates. It is found, despite the failure of standard methods for deriving error estimates, that computational evidence suggests that these methods are, at the least, nearly optimally accurate. Thus, in addition to the desirable matrix properties yielded by least-squares methods, one also obtains accurate approximations
A conservative, optimization-based semi-lagrangian spectral element method for passive tracer transport
We present a new optimization-based, conservative, and quasi-monotone
method for passive tracer transport. The scheme combines high-order spectral element
discretization in space with semi-Lagrangian time stepping. Solution of a singly linearly
constrained quadratic program with simple bounds enforces conservation and physically
motivated solution bounds. The scheme can handle efficiently a large number of passive
tracers because the semi-Lagrangian time stepping only needs to evolve the grid
points where the primitive variables are stored and allows for larger time steps than a
conventional explicit spectral element method. Numerical examples show that the use
of optimization to enforce physical properties does not affect significantly the spectral
accuracy for smooth solutions. Performance studies reveal the benefits of high-order approximations,
including for discontinuous solutions
An extended vector space model for information retrieval with generalized similarity measures : theory and applications.
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A mathematical framework for multiscale science and engineering : the variational multiscale method and interscale transfer operators.
This report is a collection of documents written as part of the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) project A Mathematical Framework for Multiscale Science and Engineering: The Variational Multiscale Method and Interscale Transfer Operators. We present developments in two categories of multiscale mathematics and analysis. The first, continuum-to-continuum (CtC) multiscale, includes problems that allow application of the same continuum model at all scales with the primary barrier to simulation being computing resources. The second, atomistic-to-continuum (AtC) multiscale, represents applications where detailed physics at the atomistic or molecular level must be simulated to resolve the small scales, but the effect on and coupling to the continuum level is frequently unclear
Finite element pressure stabilizations for incompressible flow problems
Discretizations of incompressible flow problems with pairs of finite element spaces that do not satisfy a discrete inf-sup condition require a so-called pressure stabilization. This paper gives an overview and systematic assessment of stabilized methods, including the respective error analysis