In this paper, we consider a time-dependent discrete network model with highly varying connectivity. The approximation by time is performed using an implicit scheme. We propose the coarse scale approximation construction of network models based on the Generalized Multiscale Finite Element Method. An accurate coarse-scale approximation is generated by solving local spectral problems in sub-networks. Convergence analysis of the proposed method is presented for semi-discrete and discrete network models. We establish the stability of the multiscale discrete network. Numerical results are presented for structured and random heterogeneous networks.
Interface problems, where distinct materials or physical domains meet, pose significant challenges in numerical simulations due to the discontinuities and sharp gradients across interfaces. Traditional finite element methods struggle to capture such behavior accurately. A new space transformed finite element method (ST-FEM) is developed for solving elliptic interface problems in . A homeomorphic stretching transformation is introduced to obtain an equivalent problem in the transformed domain which can be solved easily, and the solution can be projected back to original domain by the inverse transformation. Compared with the existing methods, this new scheme has capability of handling discontinuities across the interface. The proposed approach has advantages in circumventing interface approximation properties and reducing the degree of freedom. We initially develop ST-FEM for elliptic problems and subsequently expand upon this concept to address elliptic interface problems. We prove optimal a priori error estimates in the and norms, and quasi-optimal error estimate for the maximum norm. Finally, numerical experiments demonstrate the superior accuracy and convergence properties of the ST-FEM when compared to the standard finite element method. The interface is assumed to be a -sphere, nevertheless, our analysis can cover symmetric domains such as an ellipsoid or a cylinder.
We establish the exact expressions for the hypergeometric function of a Hermitian matrix argument. This result allows for the eigenvalues of the matrix argument to occur with arbitrary multiplicities and can be used for numerical computation. These exact expressions are particularly important since they provide the key ingredient which allows many results which involve this function to be useful from a practical engineering perspective.