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Book Generalized Collocation Methods

Download or read book Generalized Collocation Methods written by Nicola Bellomo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-26 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analysis of nonlinear models and problems is crucial in the application of mathematics to real-world problems. This book approaches this important topic by focusing on collocation methods for solving nonlinear evolution equations and applying them to a variety of mathematical problems. These include wave motion models, hydrodynamic models of vehicular traffic flow, convection-diffusion models, reaction-diffusion models, and population dynamics models. The book may be used as a textbook for graduate courses on collocation methods, nonlinear modeling, and nonlinear differential equations. Examples and exercises are included in every chapter.

Book Collocation and Galerkin Time Stepping Methods

Download or read book Collocation and Galerkin Time Stepping Methods written by H. T. Huynh and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We study the numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations by one-step methods where the solution at tn is known and that at t(sub n+1) is to be calculated. The approaches employed are collocation, continuous Galerkin (CG) and discontinuous Galerkin (DG). Relations among these three approaches are established. A quadrature formula using s evaluation points is employed for the Galerkin formulations. We show that with such a quadrature, the CG method is identical to the collocation method using quadrature points as collocation points. Furthermore, if the quadrature formula is the right Radau one (including t(sub n+1)), then the DG and CG methods also become identical, and they reduce to the Radau IIA collocation method. In addition, we present a generalization of DG that yields a method identical to CG and collocation with arbitrary collocation points. Thus, the collocation, CG, and generalized DG methods are equivalent, and the latter two methods can be formulated using the differential instead of integral equation. Finally, all schemes discussed can be cast as s-stage implicit Runge-Kutta methods.

Book Collocation Methods for Volterra Integral and Related Functional Differential Equations

Download or read book Collocation Methods for Volterra Integral and Related Functional Differential Equations written by Hermann Brunner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-11-15 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

Book Trefftz and Collocation Methods

Download or read book Trefftz and Collocation Methods written by Z-C. Li and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2008-02-22 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was reviewed in the January 2009 issue of Mathematical Reviews.

Book Generalized Multipole Techniques for Electromagnetic and Light Scattering

Download or read book Generalized Multipole Techniques for Electromagnetic and Light Scattering written by T. Wriedt and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1999-12-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an edited volume of nine papers covering the different variants of the generalized multipole techniques (GMT). The papers were presented at the recent 3rd Workshop on Electromagnetics and Light Scattering - Theory and Applications, which focused on current GMT methods. These include the multiple multipole method (MMP), the discrete sources method (DSM), Yasuura's method, method of auxiliary sources and null-field method with discrete sources. Each paper presents a full theoretical description as well as some applications of the method in electrical engineering and optics. It also includes both 2D and 3D methods and other applications developed in the former Soviet Union and Japan.

Book Collocation and Galerkin Time Stepping Methods

Download or read book Collocation and Galerkin Time Stepping Methods written by National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-13 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We study the numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations by one-step methods where the solution at tn is known and that at t(sub n+1) is to be calculated. The approaches employed are collocation, continuous Galerkin (CG) and discontinuous Galerkin (DG). Relations among these three approaches are established. A quadrature formula using s evaluation points is employed for the Galerkin formulations. We show that with such a quadrature, the CG method is identical to the collocation method using quadrature points as collocation points. Furthermore, if the quadrature formula is the right Radau one (including t(sub n+1)), then the DG and CG methods also become identical, and they reduce to the Radau IIA collocation method. In addition, we present a generalization of DG that yields a method identical to CG and collocation with arbitrary collocation points. Thus, the collocation, CG, and generalized DG methods are equivalent, and the latter two methods can be formulated using the differential instead of integral equation. Finally, all schemes discussed can be cast as s-stage implicit Runge-Kutta methods. Huynh, H. T. Glenn Research Center NASA/TM-2011-216340, E-17277

Book Spectral and High Order Methods for Partial Differential Equations

Download or read book Spectral and High Order Methods for Partial Differential Equations written by Jan S. Hesthaven and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-10-29 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book contains a selection of high quality papers, chosen among the best presentations during the International Conference on Spectral and High-Order Methods (2009), and provides an overview of the depth and breadth of the activities within this important research area. The carefully reviewed selection of the papers will provide the reader with a snapshot of state-of-the-art and help initiate new research directions through the extensive bibliography.

Book Recent Advances in Radial Basis Function Collocation Methods

Download or read book Recent Advances in Radial Basis Function Collocation Methods written by Wen Chen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-09 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys the latest advances in radial basis function (RBF) meshless collocation methods which emphasis on recent novel kernel RBFs and new numerical schemes for solving partial differential equations. The RBF collocation methods are inherently free of integration and mesh, and avoid tedious mesh generation involved in standard finite element and boundary element methods. This book focuses primarily on the numerical algorithms, engineering applications, and highlights a large class of novel boundary-type RBF meshless collocation methods. These methods have shown a clear edge over the traditional numerical techniques especially for problems involving infinite domain, moving boundary, thin-walled structures, and inverse problems. Due to the rapid development in RBF meshless collocation methods, there is a need to summarize all these new materials so that they are available to scientists, engineers, and graduate students who are interest to apply these newly developed methods for solving real world’s problems. This book is intended to meet this need. Prof. Wen Chen and Dr. Zhuo-Jia Fu work at Hohai University. Prof. C.S. Chen works at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Book Generalized Differential and Integral Quadrature

Download or read book Generalized Differential and Integral Quadrature written by Francesco Tornabene and published by Società Editrice Esculapio. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main aim of this book is to analyze the mathematical fundamentals and the main features of the Generalized Differential Quadrature (GDQ) and Generalized Integral Quadrature (GIQ) techniques. Furthermore, another interesting aim of the present book is to shown that from the two numerical techniques mentioned above it is possible to derive two different approaches such as the Strong and Weak Finite Element Methods (SFEM and WFEM), that will be used to solve various structural problems and arbitrarily shaped structures. A general approach to the Differential Quadrature is proposed. The weighting coefficients for different basis functions and grid distributions are determined. Furthermore, the expressions of the principal approximating polynomials and grid distributions, available in the literature, are shown. Besides the classic orthogonal polynomials, a new class of basis functions, which depend on the radial distance between the discretization points, is presented. They are known as Radial Basis Functions (or RBFs). The general expressions for the derivative evaluation can be utilized in the local form to reduce the computational cost. From this concept the Local Generalized Differential Quadrature (LGDQ) method is derived. The Generalized Integral Quadrature (GIQ) technique can be used employing several basis functions, without any restriction on the point distributions for the given definition domain. To better underline these concepts some classical numerical integration schemes are reported, such as the trapezoidal rule or the Simpson method. An alternative approach based on Taylor series is also illustrated to approximate integrals. This technique is named as Generalized Taylor-based Integral Quadrature (GTIQ) method. The major structural theories for the analysis of the mechanical behavior of various structures are presented in depth in the book. In particular, the strong and weak formulations of the corresponding governing equations are discussed and illustrated. Generally speaking, two formulations of the same system of governing equations can be developed, which are respectively the strong and weak (or variational) formulations. Once the governing equations that rule a generic structural problem are obtained, together with the corresponding boundary conditions, a differential system is written. In particular, the Strong Formulation (SF) of the governing equations is obtained. The differentiability requirement, instead, is reduced through a weighted integral statement if the corresponding Weak Formulation (WF) of the governing equations is developed. Thus, an equivalent integral formulation is derived, starting directly from the previous one. In particular, the formulation in hand is obtained by introducing a Lagrangian approximation of the degrees of freedom of the problem. The need of studying arbitrarily shaped domains or characterized by mechanical and geometrical discontinuities leads to the development of new numerical approaches that divide the structure in finite elements. Then, the strong form or the weak form of the fundamental equations are solved inside each element. The fundamental aspects of this technique, which the author defined respectively Strong Formulation Finite Element Method (SFEM) and Weak Formulation Finite Element Method (WFEM), are presented in the book.

Book Collocation Methods for Parabolic Equations in a Single Space Variable

Download or read book Collocation Methods for Parabolic Equations in a Single Space Variable written by J.jr. Douglas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Environmentalism

    Book Details:
  • Author : J. Michael Martinez
  • Publisher : CRC Press
  • Release : 2013-06-20
  • ISBN : 0415633184
  • Pages : 1227 pages

Download or read book American Environmentalism written by J. Michael Martinez and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 1227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protecting the natural environment and promoting sustainability have become important objectives, but achieving such goals presents myriad challenges for even the most committed environmentalist. American Environmentalism: Philosophy, History, and Public Policy examines whether competing interests can be reconciled while developing consistent, coherent, effective public policy to regulate uses and protection of the natural environment without destroying the national economy. It then reviews a range of possible solutions. The book delves into key normative concepts that undergird American perspectives on nature by providing an overview of philosophical concepts found in the western intellectual tradition, the presuppositions inherent in neoclassical economics, and anthropocentric (human-centered) and biocentric (earth-centered) positions on sustainability. It traces the evolution of attitudes about nature from the time of the Ancient Greeks through Europeans in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the Enlightenment and the American Founders, the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and up to the present. Building on this foundation, the author examines the political landscape as non-governmental organizations (NGOs), industry leaders, and government officials struggle to balance industrial development with environmental concerns. Outrageous claims, silly misrepresentations, bogus arguments, absurd contentions, and overblown prophesies of impending calamities are bandied about by many parties on all sides of the debate—industry spokespeople, elected representatives, unelected regulators, concerned citizens, and environmental NGOs alike. In lieu of descending into this morass, the author circumvents the silliness to explore the crucial issues through a more focused, disciplined approach. Rather than engage in acrimonious debate over minutiae, as so often occurs in the context of "green" claims, he recasts the issue in a way that provides a cohesive look at all sides. This effort may be quixotic, but how else to cut the Gordian knot?

Book Collocation Methods for the Numerical Bifurcation Analysis of Systems of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations

Download or read book Collocation Methods for the Numerical Bifurcation Analysis of Systems of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations written by Hamid Sharifi and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of nonlinear phenomena has been an important endeavor for scientists. Some nonlinear phenomena can be modeled mathematically as nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs). There are no analytical solutions for most nonlinear PDEs. Therefore, an appropriate numerical method must be used in order to compute an adequate approximate solution. A new class of numerical methods, called Finite Element Collocation Methods with Discontinuous Piecewise Polynomials, has recently been proposed for solving nonlinear elliptic PDE. In this thesis, this method has been generalized for solving nonlinear elliptic PDE systems using an alternative nested dissection solution procedure. Using a modified formulation of the pseudo-arclength continuation method, we have used this method in continuation studies and in the numerical bifurcation analysis of nonlinear PDE systems. In the thesis the method is introduced gradually, starting with the simplest case, linear ODE BVPs, followed by nonlinear ODE BVPs, linear scalar PDEs, nonlinear scalar PDEs, continuation problems in nonlinear scalar PDEs, and, finally, continuation problems for systems of nonlinear PDEs. AUTO has probably been the most widely used continuation software package for ODE problems. The collocation method introduced in this thesis, as well as the numerical method used to solve the resulting systems of nonlinear equations, can be viewed as a generalization to PDEs of the robust and powerful techniques for ODE BVPs that have made AUTO so widely used in computations and as a model for other continuation software projects. As a part of the research toward the construction of an AUTO-like software package for PDE problems, prototype software has been developed for the numerical bifurcation analysis of nonlinear elliptic PDE systems in two-dimensional space (2D). The UML (The Unified Modelling Language) notation is used to present the implementation algorithms and our object-oriented prototype software. We consider several test problems, as well as some practical applications, such as the Bratu-Gelfand problem, the Brusselator system, and the streamfunction-vorticity formulation of the Navier-Stokes equations for a two-dimensional incompressible fluid flow problem. These examples demonstrate the capabilities and the strength of the collocation method with discontinuous elements for solving substantial PDEs continuation problems.

Book Modelling Mathematical Methods and Scientific Computation

Download or read book Modelling Mathematical Methods and Scientific Computation written by Nicola Bellomo and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1994-12-22 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressed to engineers, scientists, and applied mathematicians, this book explores the fundamental aspects of mathematical modelling in applied sciences and related mathematical and computational methods. After providing the general framework needed for mathematical modelling-definitions, classifications, general modelling procedures, and validation methods-the authors deal with the analysis of discrete models. This includes modelling methods and related mathematical methods. The analysis of models is defined in terms of ordinary differential equations. The analysis of continuous models, particularly models defined in terms of partial differential equations, follows. The authors then examine inverse type problems and stochastic modelling. Three appendices provide a concise guide to functional analysis, approximation theory, and probability, and a diskette included with the book includes ten scientific programs to introduce the reader to scientific computation at a practical level.

Book Generalized Locally Toeplitz Sequences  Theory and Applications

Download or read book Generalized Locally Toeplitz Sequences Theory and Applications written by Carlo Garoni and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-06-07 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on their research experience, the authors propose a reference textbook in two volumes on the theory of generalized locally Toeplitz sequences and their applications. This first volume focuses on the univariate version of the theory and the related applications in the unidimensional setting, while the second volume, which addresses the multivariate case, is mainly devoted to concrete PDE applications. This book systematically develops the theory of generalized locally Toeplitz (GLT) sequences and presents some of its main applications, with a particular focus on the numerical discretization of differential equations (DEs). It is the first book to address the relatively new field of GLT sequences, which occur in numerous scientific applications and are especially dominant in the context of DE discretizations. Written for applied mathematicians, engineers, physicists, and scientists who (perhaps unknowingly) encounter GLT sequences in their research, it is also of interest to those working in the fields of Fourier and functional analysis, spectral analysis of DE discretization matrices, matrix analysis, measure and operator theory, numerical analysis and linear algebra. Further, it can be used as a textbook for a graduate or advanced undergraduate course in numerical analysis.