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Chiara Perinati

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arXiv2026

A space-time sparse-grid method for the wave equation

We develop a fast space-time numerical scheme for approximating solutions to the linear wave equation. The approach is based on the sparse-grid combination technique applied to a coercive space-time discretization. Designed for tensor-product space-time discretizations, the method enables efficient parallelization of the resulting solver. We provide a rigorous theoretical analysis establishing convergence rates and computational complexity estimates. Numerical experiments validate the theoretical estimates and demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed method.

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arXiv2026

Embedded Trefftz DG method for reaction-diffusion problems on anisotropic meshes

We present and analyze an embedded Trefftz discontinuous Galerkin method for reaction-diffusion problems on anisotropic meshes. The method is constructed by imposing a relaxed local Trefftz condition via an embedding into a tensor-product DG space, yielding a reduced global system while preserving the approximation properties of the underlying high-order discretization. We prove stability and quasi-optimality on anisotropic, possibly curved, quadrilateral elements, and derive anisotropic a priori error estimates. Numerical experiments for $h$- and $hp$-refinement, including curved-domain examples, validate the theoretical results.

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arXiv2026

A discontinuous Galerkin method for elliptic-hyperbolic equations

We present and analyze a discontinuous Galerkin method for the numerical solution of a class of second-order linear mixed-type partial differential equations, i.e. equations that change their nature from elliptic to hyperbolic through the computational domain. Well-posedness of the discrete problem is established via coercivity in an energy norm, achieved through the Morawetz multiplier technique. We derive $hp$-a priori error estimates in the energy norm, which we use to prove convergence rates for standard and quasi-Trefftz polynomial spaces. Numerical experiments validate the theoretical results.

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arXiv2025

Inf-sup stable space-time Local Discontinuous Galerkin method for the heat equation

We propose and analyze a space-time Local Discontinuous Galerkin method for the approximation of the solution to parabolic problems. The method allows for very general discrete spaces and prismatic space-time meshes. Existence and uniqueness of a discrete solution are shown by means of an inf-sup condition, whose proof does not rely on polynomial inverse estimates. Moreover, for piecewise polynomial spaces satisfying an additional mild condition, we show a second inf-sup condition that provides additional control over the time derivative of the discrete solution. We derive $hp$-a priori error bounds based on these inf-sup conditions, which we use to prove convergence rates for standard, tensor-product, and quasi-Trefftz polynomial spaces. Numerical experiments validate our theoretical results.

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arXiv2024

Polynomial quasi-Trefftz DG for PDEs with smooth coefficients: elliptic problems

Trefftz schemes are high-order Galerkin methods whose discrete spaces are made of elementwise exact solutions of the underlying PDE. Trefftz basis functions can be easily computed for many PDEs that are linear, homogeneous, and have piecewise-constant coefficients. However, if the equation has variable coefficients, exact solutions are generally unavailable. Quasi-Trefftz methods overcome this limitation relying on elementwise "approximate solutions" of the PDE, in the sense of Taylor polynomials. We define polynomial quasi-Trefftz spaces for general linear PDEs with smooth coefficients and source term, describe their approximation properties and, under a non-degeneracy condition, provide a simple algorithm to compute a basis. We then focus on a quasi-Trefftz DG method for variable-coefficient elliptic diffusion-advection-reaction problems, showing stability and high-order convergence of the scheme. The main advantage over standard DG schemes is the higher accuracy for comparable numbers of degrees of freedom. For non-homogeneous problems with piecewise-smooth source term we propose to construct a local quasi-Trefftz particular solution and then solve for the difference. Numerical experiments in 2 and 3 space dimensions show the excellent properties of the method both in diffusion-dominated and advection-dominated problems.

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arXiv2023

A quasi-Trefftz discontinuous Galerkin method for the homogeneous diffusion-advection-reaction equation with piecewise-smooth coefficients

We describe and analyze a quasi-Trefftz DG method for solving boundary value problems for the homogeneous diffusion-advection-reaction equation with piecewise-smooth coefficients. Trefftz schemes are high-order Galerkin methods whose discrete functions are elementwise exact solutions of the underlying PDE. Trefftz basis functions can be computed for many PDEs that are linear, homogeneous and with piecewise-constant coefficients. However, if the equation has varying coefficients, in general, exact solutions are unavailable, hence the construction of discrete Trefftz spaces is impossible. Quasi-Trefftz methods have been introduced to overcome this limitation, relying on discrete spaces of functions that are elementwise "approximate solutions" of the PDE. A space-time quasi-Trefftz DG method for the acoustic wave equation with smoothly varying coefficients has recently been studied; since it has shown excellent results, we propose a related method that can be applied to second-order elliptic equations. The DG weak formulation is derived using an interior penalty parameter and the upwind numerical fluxes. We choose polynomial quasi-Trefftz basis functions, whose coefficients can be computed with a simple algorithm based on the Taylor expansion of the PDE's coefficients. The main advantage of Trefftz and quasi-Trefftz schemes over more classical ones is the higher accuracy for comparable numbers of degrees of freedom. We prove that the dimension of the quasi-Trefftz space is smaller than the dimension of the full polynomial space of the same degree and that yields the same optimal convergence rates. The quasi-Trefftz DG method is well-posed, consistent and stable and we prove its high-order convergence. We present some numerical experiments in two dimensions that show excellent properties in terms of approximation and convergence rate.

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