Professor PAUL HOUSTON's Outputs (76)

An Optimal Order Interior Penalty Discontinuous Galerkin Discretization of the Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations
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Hartmann, R., & Houston, P. An Optimal Order Interior Penalty Discontinuous Galerkin Discretization of the Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations. Manuscript submitted for publication

In this article we propose a new symmetric version of the interior penalty discontinuous Galerkin finite element method for the numerical approximation of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations. Here, particular emphasis is devoted to the construct... Read More about An Optimal Order Interior Penalty Discontinuous Galerkin Discretization of the Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations.

Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for the Biharmonic Problem
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Georgoulis, E. H., & Houston, P. Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for the Biharmonic Problem. Manuscript submitted for publication

This work is concerned with the design and analysis of hp-version discontinuous Galerkin (DG) finite element methods for boundary-value problems involving the biharmonic operator. The first part extends the unified approach of Arnold, Brezzi, Cockbur... Read More about Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for the Biharmonic Problem.

Discontinuous Galerkin Methods on hp-Anisotropic Meshes II: A Posteriori Error Analysis and Adaptivity
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Georgoulis, E. H., Hall, E., & Houston, P. Discontinuous Galerkin Methods on hp-Anisotropic Meshes II: A Posteriori Error Analysis and Adaptivity. Manuscript submitted for publication

We consider the a posteriori error analysis and hp-adaptation strategies for hp-version interior penalty discontinuous Galerkin methods for second-order partial differential equations with nonnegative characteristic form on anisotropically refined co... Read More about Discontinuous Galerkin Methods on hp-Anisotropic Meshes II: A Posteriori Error Analysis and Adaptivity.

Two-grid hp-version discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for second-order quasilinear elliptic PDEs
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Congreve, S., Houston, P., & Wihler, T. P. Two-grid hp-version discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for second-order quasilinear elliptic PDEs. Manuscript submitted for publication

In this article we propose a class of so-called two-grid hp-version discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for the numerical solution of a second-order quasilinear elliptic boundary value problem of monotone type. The key idea in this setting... Read More about Two-grid hp-version discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for second-order quasilinear elliptic PDEs.

A Pre-processing Moving Mesh Method for Discontinuous Galerkin Approximations of Advection-Diffusion-Reaction Problems
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Antonietti, P. F., & Houston, P. A Pre-processing Moving Mesh Method for Discontinuous Galerkin Approximations of Advection-Diffusion-Reaction Problems. Manuscript submitted for publication

We propose a pre-processing mesh re-distribution algorithm based upon harmonic maps employed in conjunction with discontinuous Galerkin approximations of advection-diffusion-reaction problems. Extensive two-dimensional numerical experiments with dif... Read More about A Pre-processing Moving Mesh Method for Discontinuous Galerkin Approximations of Advection-Diffusion-Reaction Problems.

A posteriori error estimation for discontinuous Galerkin discretizations of H(curl)-elliptic partial differential equations
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discretizations of H(curl)-elliptic partial differential equations

We develop the a posteriori error estimation of interior penalty discontinuous Galerkin discretizations for H(curl)-elliptic problems that arise in eddy current models. Computable upper and lower bounds on the error measured in terms of a natural (me... Read More about A posteriori error estimation for discontinuous Galerkin discretizations of H(curl)-elliptic partial differential equations.

Discontinuous Galerkin Computation of the Maxwell Eigenvalues on Simplicial Meshes
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Buffa, A., Houston, P., & Perugia, I. Discontinuous Galerkin Computation of the Maxwell Eigenvalues on Simplicial Meshes

This paper is concerned with the discontinuous Galerkin approximation of the Maxwell eigenproblem. After reviewing the theory developed in [5], we present a set of numerical experiments which both validate the theory, and provide further insight reg... Read More about Discontinuous Galerkin Computation of the Maxwell Eigenvalues on Simplicial Meshes.

Symmetric Interior Penalty DG Methods for the Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations II: Goal--Oriented A Posteriori Error Estimation
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Hartmann, R., & Houston, P. Symmetric Interior Penalty DG Methods for the Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations II: Goal--Oriented A Posteriori Error Estimation

In this article we consider the application of the generalization of the symmetric version of the interior penalty discontinuous Galerkin finite element method to the numerical approximation of the compressible Navier--Stokes equations. In particular... Read More about Symmetric Interior Penalty DG Methods for the Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations II: Goal--Oriented A Posteriori Error Estimation.

Symmetric Interior Penalty DG Methods for the Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations I: Method Formulation
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Navier-Stokes Equations I: Method Formulation

In this article we consider the development of discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for the numerical approximation of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations. For the discretization of the leading order terms, we propose employing the gene... Read More about Symmetric Interior Penalty DG Methods for the Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations I: Method Formulation.

A Posteriori Error Analysis of hp-Version Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Methods for Second-Order Quasilinear Elliptic Problems
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Houston, P., Suli, E., & Wihler, T. P. A Posteriori Error Analysis of hp-Version Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Methods for Second-Order Quasilinear Elliptic Problems

We develop the a-posteriori error analysis of hp-version interior-penalty discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for a class of second-order quasilinear elliptic partial differential equations. Computable upper and lower bounds on the error ar... Read More about A Posteriori Error Analysis of hp-Version Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Methods for Second-Order Quasilinear Elliptic Problems.

Discontinuous Galerkin Methods on hp-Anisotropic Meshes I: A Priori Error Analysis
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Georgoulis, E. H., Hall, E., & Houston, P. Discontinuous Galerkin Methods on hp-Anisotropic Meshes I: A Priori Error Analysis

We consider the a priori error analysis of hp-version interior penalty discontinuous Galerkin methods for second-order partial differential equations with nonnegative characteristic form under weak assumptions on the mesh design and the local finite... Read More about Discontinuous Galerkin Methods on hp-Anisotropic Meshes I: A Priori Error Analysis.

Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Advection-Diffusion-Reaction Problems on Anisotropically Refined Meshes
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Georgoulis, E. H., Hall, E., & Houston, P. Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Advection-Diffusion-Reaction Problems on Anisotropically Refined Meshes

In this paper we consider the a posteriori and a priori error analysis of discontinuous Galerkin interior penalty methods for second-order partial differential equations with nonnegative characteristic form on anisotropically refined computational me... Read More about Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Advection-Diffusion-Reaction Problems on Anisotropically Refined Meshes.

A Mixed Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Incompressible Magnetohydrodynamics
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Houston, P., Schoetzau, D., & Wei, X. A Mixed Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Incompressible Magnetohydrodynamics. Manuscript submitted for publication

We introduce and analyze a discontinuous Galerkin method for the numerical discretization of a stationary incompressible magnetohydrodynamics model problem. The fluid unknowns are discretized with inf-sup stable discontinuous P^3_{k}-P_{k-1} elements... Read More about A Mixed Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Incompressible Magnetohydrodynamics.

An A Posteriori Error Indicator for Discontinuous Galerkin Approximations of Fourth Order Elliptic Problems
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Georgoulis, E. H., Houston, P., & Virtanen, J. An A Posteriori Error Indicator for Discontinuous Galerkin Approximations of Fourth Order Elliptic Problems. Manuscript submitted for publication

We introduce a residual-based a posteriori error indicator for discontinuous Galerkin discretizations of the biharmonic equation with essential boundary conditions. We show that the indicator is both reliable and efficient with respect to the approxi... Read More about An A Posteriori Error Indicator for Discontinuous Galerkin Approximations of Fourth Order Elliptic Problems.

Adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods for eigenvalue problems arising in incompressible fluid flows
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Cliffe, A., Hall, E., & Houston, P. Adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods for eigenvalue problems arising in incompressible fluid flows. Manuscript submitted for publication

In this article we consider the a posteriori error estimation and adaptive mesh refinement of discontinuous Galerkin finite element approximations of the hydrodynamic stability problem associated with the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. Parti... Read More about Adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods for eigenvalue problems arising in incompressible fluid flows.

Error estimation and adaptive mesh refinement for aerodynamic flows
Book Chapter
Hartmann, R., & Houston, P. Error estimation and adaptive mesh refinement for aerodynamic flows. In H. Deconinck (Ed.), Proceedings of the 36THCFD/Adigma course on HP-adaptive and HP-multigrid methods. von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics

This lecture course covers the theory of so-called duality-based a posteriori error estimation of DG finite element methods. In particular, we formulate consistent and adjoint consistent DG methods for the numerical approximation of both the compress... Read More about Error estimation and adaptive mesh refinement for aerodynamic flows.