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Flows of granular material in two-dimensional channels (2015)
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Bain, O., Billingham, J., Houston, P., & Lowndes, I. (2015). Flows of granular material in two-dimensional channels. Journal of Engineering Mathematics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10665-015-9810-1

Secondary cone-type crushing machines are an important part of the aggregate production process. These devices process roughly crushed material into aggregate of greater consistency and homogeneity. We apply a continuum model for granular materials (... Read More about Flows of granular material in two-dimensional channels.

A note on optimal spectral bounds for nonoverlapping domain decomposition preconditioners for hp-version discontinuous Galerkin methods (2015)
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Antonietti, P. F., Houston, P., & Smears, I. A note on optimal spectral bounds for nonoverlapping domain decomposition preconditioners for hp-version discontinuous Galerkin methods. Manuscript submitted for publication

In this article, we consider the derivation of hp-optimal spectral bounds for a class of domain decomposition preconditioners based on the Schwarz framework for discontinuous Galerkin finite element approximations of second-order elliptic partial dif... Read More about A note on optimal spectral bounds for nonoverlapping domain decomposition preconditioners for hp-version discontinuous Galerkin methods.

Goal-oriented adaptive composite discontinuous Galerkin methods for incompressible flows (2014)
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Giani, S., & Houston, P. (2014). Goal-oriented adaptive composite discontinuous Galerkin methods for incompressible flows. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 270, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cam.2014.03.007

In this article we consider the application of goal-oriented mesh adaptation to problems posed on complicated domains which may contain a huge number of local geometrical features, or micro-structures. Here, we exploit the composite variant of the di... Read More about Goal-oriented adaptive composite discontinuous Galerkin methods for incompressible flows.

hp-adaptive composite discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic problems on complicated domains (2014)
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Giani, S., & Houston, P. (2014). hp-adaptive composite discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic problems on complicated domains. Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, 30(4), https://doi.org/10.1002/num.21872

In this paper we develop the a posteriori error estimation of hp-version discontinuous Galerkin composite finite element methods for the discretization of second order elliptic partial differential equations. This class of methods allows for the appr... Read More about hp-adaptive composite discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic problems on complicated domains.

Domain decomposition preconditioners for discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic problems on complicated domains (2014)
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Antonietti, P. F., Giani, S., & Houston, P. (2014). Domain decomposition preconditioners for discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic problems on complicated domains. Journal of Scientific Computing, 60(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10915-013-9792-y

In this article we consider the application of Schwarz-type domain decomposition preconditioners for discontinuous Galerkin finite element approximations of elliptic partial differential equations posed on complicated domains, which are characterized... Read More about Domain decomposition preconditioners for discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic problems on complicated domains.

Domain decomposition preconditioners for discontinuous Galerkin discretizations of compressible fluid flows (2014)
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Giani, S., & Houston, P. (2014). Domain decomposition preconditioners for discontinuous Galerkin discretizations of compressible fluid flows. Numerical Mathematics, 7(2), https://doi.org/10.1017/S100489790000091X

In this article we consider the application of Schwarz-type domain decomposition preconditioners to the discontinuous Galerkin finite element approximation of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations. To discretize this system of conservation laws, w... Read More about Domain decomposition preconditioners for discontinuous Galerkin discretizations of compressible fluid flows.

Two-grid hp-version discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for quasi-Newtonian fluid flows (2014)
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Congreve, S., & Houston, P. (2014). Two-grid hp-version discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for quasi-Newtonian fluid flows. International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling, 11(3),

In this article we consider the a priori and a posteriori error analysis of two-grid hp-version discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for the numerical solution of a strongly monotone quasi-Newtonian fluid flow problem. The basis of the two-g... Read More about Two-grid hp-version discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for quasi-Newtonian fluid flows.

hp-Version composite discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic problems on complicated domains (2013)
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Antonietti, P. F., Giani, S., & Houston, P. (2013). hp-Version composite discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic problems on complicated domains. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 35(3), Article A1417-A1439. https://doi.org/10.1137/120877246

In this paper we introduce the hp-version discontinuous Galerkin composite finite element method for the discretization of second-order elliptic partial differential equations. This class of methods allows for the approximation of problems posed on c... Read More about hp-Version composite discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic problems on complicated domains.

Is a persistent global bias necessary for the establishment of planar cell polarity? (2013)
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Fischer, S., Houston, P., Monk, N. A., & Owen, M. R. (2013). Is a persistent global bias necessary for the establishment of planar cell polarity?. PLoS ONE, 8(4), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060064

Planar cell polarity (PCP) — the coordinated polarisation of a whole field of cells within the plane of a tissue — relies on the interaction of three modules: a global module that couples individual cellular polarity to the tissue axis, a local modul... Read More about Is a persistent global bias necessary for the establishment of planar cell polarity?.

Discontinuous Galerkin finite element approximation of quasilinear elliptic boundary value problems II: strongly monotone quasi-Newtonian flows (2012)
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Congreve, S., Houston, P., Süli, E., & Wihler, T. P. Discontinuous Galerkin finite element approximation of quasilinear elliptic boundary value problems II: strongly monotone quasi-Newtonian flows. Manuscript submitted for publication

In this article we develop both the a priori and a posteriori error analysis of hp– version interior penalty discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for strongly monotone quasi-Newtonian fluid flows in a bounded Lipschitz domain Ω ⊂ R^d, d = 2,... Read More about Discontinuous Galerkin finite element approximation of quasilinear elliptic boundary value problems II: strongly monotone quasi-Newtonian flows.

Two-grid hp-version DGFEMs for strongly monotone second-order quasilinear elliptic PDEs (2011)
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Congreve, S., Houston, P., & Wihler, T. P. (2011). Two-grid hp-version DGFEMs for strongly monotone second-order quasilinear elliptic PDEs. PAMM, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/pamm.201110002

In this article we develop the a priori error analysis of so-called two-grid hp-version discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for the numerical approximation of strongly monotone second-order quasilinear partial differential equations. In thi... Read More about Two-grid hp-version DGFEMs for strongly monotone second-order quasilinear elliptic PDEs.

Anisotropic hp-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for compressible fluid flows (2011)
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Giani, S., & Houston, P. Anisotropic hp-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for compressible fluid flows. Manuscript submitted for publication

In this article we consider the construction of general isotropic and anisotropic adaptive mesh refinement strategies, as well as hp-mesh refinement techniques, for the numerical approximation of the compressible Euler and Navier-Stokes equations. To... Read More about Anisotropic hp-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for compressible fluid flows.

Discontinuous Galerkin methods for problems with Dirac delta source (2011)
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Houston, P., & Wihler, T. P. Discontinuous Galerkin methods for problems with Dirac delta source. Manuscript submitted for publication

In this article we study discontinuous Galerkin finite element discretizations of linear second-order elliptic partial differential equations with Dirac delta right-hand side. In particular, assuming that the underlying computational mesh is quasi-un... Read More about Discontinuous Galerkin methods for problems with Dirac delta source.

Second-order elliptic PDE with discontinuous boundary data (2009)
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Houston, P., & Wihler, T. P. Second-order elliptic PDE with discontinuous boundary data. Manuscript submitted for publication

We shall consider the weak formulation of a linear elliptic model problem with discontinuous Dirichlet boundary conditions. Since such problems are typically not well-defined in the standard H^1-H^1 setting, we will introduce a suitable saddle point... Read More about Second-order elliptic PDE with discontinuous boundary data.

A class of domain decomposition preconditioners for hp-discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods (2009)
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Antonietti, P. F., & Houston, P. A class of domain decomposition preconditioners for hp-discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods. Manuscript submitted for publication

In this article we address the question of efficiently solving the algebraic linear system of equations arising from the discretization of a symmetric, elliptic boundary value problem using hp-version discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods. In... Read More about A class of domain decomposition preconditioners for hp-discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods.

An hr-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin method for advection-diffusion problems (2009)
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Antonietti, P. F., & Houston, P. An hr-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin method for advection-diffusion problems. Manuscript submitted for publication

We propose an adaptive mesh refinement strategy based on exploiting a combination of a pre-processing mesh re-distribution algorithm employing a harmonic mapping technique, and standard (isotropic) mesh subdivision for discontinuous Galerkin approxim... Read More about An hr-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin method for advection-diffusion problems.

Energy norm a-posteriori error estimation for hp-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic problems in three dimensions (2009)
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Zhu, L., Giani, S., Houston, P., & Schoetzau, D. Energy norm a-posteriori error estimation for hp-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic problems in three dimensions. Manuscript submitted for publication

We develop the energy norm a-posteriori error estimation for hp-version discontinuous Galerkin (DG) discretizations of elliptic boundary-value problems on 1-irregularly, isotropically refined affine hexahedral meshes in three dimensions. We derive a... Read More about Energy norm a-posteriori error estimation for hp-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic problems in three dimensions.

Modelling and analysis of planar cell polarity (2008)
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Schamberg, S., Houston, P., Monk, N. A., & Owen, M. R. Modelling and analysis of planar cell polarity. Manuscript submitted for publication

Planar cell polarity (PCP) occurs in the epithelia of many animals and can lead to the alignment of hairs, bristles and feathers; physiologically, it can organise ciliary beating. Here we present two approaches to modelling this phenomenon. The aim i... Read More about Modelling and analysis of planar cell polarity.

Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Advection-Diffusion-Reaction Problems on Anisotropically Refined Meshes
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Georgoulis, E. H., Hall, E., & Houston, P. (2006). 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.

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.