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Adaptive unstructured spacetime meshing for four-dimensional spacetime discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods

Mont, Alexander D.

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Title
Adaptive unstructured spacetime meshing for four-dimensional spacetime discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods
Author(s)
Mont, Alexander D.
Issue Date
2012-02-06T20:18:29Z
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Erickson, Jeff G.
Department of Study
Computer Science
Discipline
Computer Science
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Level
Thesis
Date of Ingest
2012-02-06T20:18:29Z
Keyword(s)
  • spacetime meshing
  • discontinuous Galerkin
  • adaptive meshing
  • advancing front
Abstract
We describe the spacetime discontinuous Galerkin method, a new type of finite-element method which promises dramatic improvement in solution speed for hyperbolic problems. These methods require the generation of spacetime meshes that satisfy a special causality constraint. This work focuses on the extension of the existing 2d×time spacetime meshing algorithm known as TentPitcher to 3d×time problems. We review existing work based on TentPitcher. Then, we extend TentPitcher to 3d×time and derive methods for handling mesh adaptivity operations. Next, we describe the software we have developed to implement our algorithms and give preliminary results of testing. We also identify unresolved theoretical and engineering issues associated with our new methods and suggest directions for further research.
Graduation Semester
2011-12
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Copyright 2011 Alexander Mont.

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