A review of structure-preserving numerical methods for engineering applications

H Sharma, M Patil, C Woolsey - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Accurate numerical simulation of dynamical systems is essential in applications ranging
from particle physics to geophysical fluid flow to space hazard analysis. However, most …

Rotating shallow water flow under location uncertainty with a structure‐preserving discretization

R Brecht, L Li, W Bauer, E Mémin - Journal of Advances in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We introduce a physically relevant stochastic representation of the rotating shallow water
equations. The derivation relies mainly on a stochastic transport principle and on a …

Model-reduced variational fluid simulation

B Liu, G Mason, J Hodgson, Y Tong… - ACM Transactions on …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
We present a model-reduced variational Eulerian integrator for incompressible fluids, which
combines the efficiency gains of dimension reduction, the qualitative robustness of coarse …

A variational finite element discretization of compressible flow

ES Gawlik, F Gay-Balmaz - Foundations of Computational Mathematics, 2021 - Springer
We present a finite element variational integrator for compressible flows. The numerical
scheme is derived by discretizing, in a structure-preserving way, the Lie group formulation of …

A variational finite-element discretization approach for perfect incompressible fluids

A Natale, CJ Cotter - IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis, 2018 - academic.oup.com
We propose a finite-element discretization approach for the incompressible Euler equations
which mimics their geometric structure and their variational derivation. In particular, we …

Variational and thermodynamically consistent finite element discretization for heat conducting viscous fluids

ES Gawlik, F Gay-Balmaz - Mathematical Models and Methods in …, 2024 - World Scientific
Respecting the laws of thermodynamics is crucial for ensuring that numerical simulations of
dynamical systems deliver physically relevant results. In this paper, we construct a structure …

Towards a geometric variational discretization of compressible fluids: the rotating shallow water equations

W Bauer, F Gay-Balmaz - arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.10617, 2017 - arxiv.org
This paper presents a geometric variational discretization of compressible fluid dynamics.
The numerical scheme is obtained by discretizing, in a structure preserving way, the Lie …

Compatible finite element methods for geophysical fluid dynamics

CJ Cotter - Acta Numerica, 2023 - cambridge.org
This article surveys research on the application of compatible finite element methods to
large-scale atmosphere and ocean simulation. Compatible finite element methods extend …

Reduced variational formulations in free boundary continuum mechanics

F Gay-Balmaz, JE Marsden, TS Ratiu - Journal of nonlinear science, 2012 - Springer
We present the material, spatial, and convective representations for elasticity and fluids with
a free boundary from the Lagrangian reduction point of view, using the material and spatial …

Variational integrator for the rotating shallow‐water equations on the sphere

R Brecht, W Bauer, A Bihlo… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We develop a variational integrator for the shallow‐water equations on a rotating sphere.
The variational integrator is built around a discretization of the continuous Euler–Poincaré …