Caveats on formulating finite elasto-plasticity in curvilinear coordinates

This paper presents a practical, step-by-step methodology for formulating finite elasto-plasticity in curvilinear coordinates using explicit basis changes rather than differential geometry, clarifying the treatment of deformation gradients, Jacobians, and shifters to enable robust finite element analysis of axisymmetric problems with large deformations.

Giuliano Pretti, Robert E. Bird, William M. Coombs, Charles E. AugardeTue, 10 Ma🔢 math

A low-dissipation central scheme for ideal MHD

This paper extends a low-dissipation central upwind scheme, originally developed for Euler equations, to the ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) system by combining a cell-centered hydrodynamic solver with a face-based constrained transport method for magnetic fields, thereby achieving enhanced contact wave resolution, second-order accuracy, and machine-precision divergence-free magnetic fields in one and two dimensions.

Yu-Chen Cheng, Praveen Chandrashekar, Christian KlingenbergTue, 10 Ma🔢 math

Kernel Methods for Some Transport Equations with Application to Learning Kernels for the Approximation of Koopman Eigenfunctions: A Unified Approach via Variational Methods, Green's Functions and the Method of Characteristics

This paper presents a unified framework that proves the equivalence of variational, Green's function, and characteristic-based methods for constructing reproducing kernels, enabling a data-driven, mesh-free approach to learning kernels that accurately approximate Koopman eigenfunctions and solve various linear transport equations.

Boumediene Hamzi, Houman Owhadi, Umesh VaidyaTue, 10 Ma🔢 math