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Numerical Treatment of the Filament-Based Lamellipodium Model (FBLM)
2017
We describe in this work the numerical treatment of the Filament-Based Lamellipodium Model (FBLM). This model is a two-phase two-dimensional continuum model, describing the dynamics of two interacting families of locally parallel F-actin filaments. It includes, among others, the bending stiffness of the filaments, adhesion to the substrate, and the cross-links connecting the two families. The numerical method proposed is a Finite Element Method (FEM) developed specifically for the needs of this problem. It is comprised of composite Lagrange–Hermite two-dimensional elements defined over a two-dimensional space. We present some elements of the FEM and emphasize in the numerical treatment of t…
Parallel finite element splitting-up method for parabolic problems
1991
An efficient method for solving parabolic systems is presented. The proposed method is based on the splitting-up principle in which the problem is reduced to a series of independent 1D problems. This enables it to be used with parallel processors. We can solve multidimensional problems by applying only the 1D method and consequently avoid the difficulties in constructing a finite element space for multidimensional problems. The method is suitable for general domains as well as rectangular domains. Every 1D subproblem is solved by applying cubic B-splines. Several numerical examples are presented.
Nonlinear anisotropic heat conduction in a transformer magnetic core
1996
In this chapter we deal with a quasilinear elliptic problem whose classical formulation reads: Find \( u \in {C^1}\left( {\bar \Omega } \right) \) such that u|Ω ∈ C 2(Ω) and $$ - div\left( {A\left( { \cdot ,u} \right)grad\;u} \right) = f\quad in\;\Omega $$ (9.1) $$ u = \bar u\quad on\;{\Gamma _1} $$ (9.2) $$ \alpha u + {n^T}A\left( { \cdot ,u} \right)grad\;u = g\quad on\;{\Gamma _2} $$ (9.3) where Ω ∈ L, n = (n 1, ..., n d ) T is the outward unit normal to ∂Ω, d ∈ {1, 2, ...,}, Γ1 and Γ2 are relatively open sets in the boundary ∂Ω, \({\overline \Gamma _1} \cup {\overline \Gamma _2} = \partial \Omega ,\,{\Gamma _1} \cap {\Gamma _2} = \phi\), \( A = \left( {{a_{ij}}} \right)_{i,j = 1}^d \) is…