A Numerical Method for Solving Elliptic Equations on Real Closed Algebraic Curves and Surfaces

Wenrui Hao, Jonathan D. Hauenstein, Margaret H. Regan, Tingting Tang

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Abstract

There are many numerical methods for solving partial different equations (PDEs) on manifolds such as classical implicit, finite difference, finite element, and isogeometric analysis methods which aim at improving the interoperability between finite element method and computer aided design (CAD) software. However, these approaches have difficulty when the domain has singularities since the solution at the singularity may be multivalued. This paper develops a novel numerical approach to solve elliptic PDEs on real, closed, connected, orientable, and almost smooth algebraic curves and surfaces. Our method integrates numerical algebraic geometry, differential geometry, and a finite difference scheme which is demonstrated on several examples.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number56
JournalJournal of Scientific Computing
Volume99
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2024

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Software
  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Numerical Analysis
  • General Engineering
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

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