Numerical analysis of a robust free energy diminishing finite volume scheme for parabolic equations with gradient structure

C Cancès, C Guichard - Foundations of Computational Mathematics, 2017 - Springer
We present a numerical method for approximating the solutions of degenerate parabolic
equations with a formal gradient flow structure. The numerical method we propose …

Improving Newton's method performance by parametrization: the case of the Richards equation

K Brenner, C Cancès - SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis, 2017 - SIAM
The nonlinear systems obtained by discretizing degenerate parabolic equations may be
hard to solve, especially with Newton's method. In this paper, we apply to the Richards …

A numerical-analysis-focused comparison of several finite volume schemes for a unipolar degenerate drift-diffusion model

C Cancès, C Chainais-Hillairet… - IMA Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In this paper we consider a unipolar degenerate drift-diffusion system where the relation
between the concentration of the charged species and the chemical potential is. We design …

A variational finite volume scheme for Wasserstein gradient flows

C Cances, TO Gallouët, G Todeschi - Numerische Mathematik, 2020 - Springer
We propose a variational finite volume scheme to approximate the solutions to Wasserstein
gradient flows. The time discretization is based on an implicit linearization of the …

Uniform-in-time convergence of numerical methods for non-linear degenerate parabolic equations

J Droniou, R Eymard - Numerische Mathematik, 2016 - Springer
Gradient schemes is a framework that enables the unified convergence analysis of many
numerical methods for elliptic and parabolic partial differential equations: conforming and …

Numerical analysis of a nonlinear free-energy diminishing discrete duality finite volume scheme for convection diffusion equations

C Cancès, C Chainais-Hillairet, S Krell - Computational Methods in …, 2018 - degruyter.com
We propose a nonlinear Discrete Duality Finite Volume scheme to approximate the solutions
of drift diffusion equations. The scheme is built to preserve at the discrete level even on …

Entropic structure and duality for multiple species cross-diffusion systems

T Lepoutre, A Moussa - Nonlinear Analysis, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the existence of global weak solutions for a wide class of (multiple
species) cross-diffusions systems. The existence is based on two different ingredients: an …

Numerical analysis of a finite volume scheme for a seawater intrusion model with cross‐diffusion in an unconfined aquifer

A Ait Hammou Oulhaj - Numerical Methods for Partial …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We consider a degenerate parabolic system modeling the flow of fresh and saltwater in a
porous medium in the context of seawater intrusion. We propose and analyze a finite volume …

On the square-root approximation finite volume scheme for nonlinear drift-diffusion equations

C Cancès, J Venel - Comptes Rendus …, 2023 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
We study a finite volume scheme for the approximation of the solution to convection diffusion
equations with nonlinear convection and Robin boundary conditions. The scheme builds on …

Incompressible immiscible multiphase flows in porous media: a variational approach

C Cancès, TO Gallouët, L Monsaingeon - Analysis & PDE, 2017 - msp.org
We describe the competitive motion of N+ 1 incompressible immiscible phases within a
porous medium as the gradient flow of a singular energy in the space of nonnegative …