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Florin A. Radu

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Convergence of a continuous Galerkin method for the Biot-Allard poroelasticity system

We study a space-time finite element method for a system of poromechanics with memory effects that are modeled by a convolution integral. In the literature, the system is referred to as the Biot-Allard model. We recast the model as a first-order system in time, where the memory effects are transformed into an auxiliary differential equation. This allows for a computationally efficient numerical scheme. The system is discretized by continuous Galerkin methods in time and equal-order finite element methods in space. An optimal order error estimate is proved for the norm of the first-order energy of the unknowns of the system. The estimate is confirmed by numerical experiments.

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Convergent adaptive iterative schemes for solving multi-physics problems

In this paper, we derive a practical, general framework for creating adaptive iterative (linearization or splitting) algorithms to solve multi-physics problems. This means that, given an iterative method, we derive \textit{a posteriori} estimators to predict the success or failure of the method. Based on these estimators, we propose adaptive algorithms, including adaptively switching between methods, adaptive time-stepping methods, and the adaptive tuning of stabilization parameters. We apply this framework to two-phase flow in porous media, surfactant transport in porous media, and quasi-static poroelasticity.

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