papers

Publications (30)

math.NA2025

A posteriori analysis for nonlinear convection-diffusion systems

Andreas Dedner, Jan Giesselmann, Kiwoong Kwon +1

This work provides reliable a posteriori error estimates for Runge-Kutta discontinuous Galerkin approximations of nonlinear convection-diffusion systems. The classes of systems we…

math.NA2020

Residual estimates for post-processors in elliptic problems

Andreas Dedner, Jan Giesselmann, Tristan Pryer +1

In this work we examine a posteriori error control for post-processed approximations to elliptic boundary value problems. We introduce a class of post-processing operator that `twe…

cs.MS2020

The DUNE Framework: Basic Concepts and Recent Developments

Peter Bastian, Markus Blatt, Andreas Dedner +9

This paper presents the basic concepts and the module structure of the Distributed and Unified Numerics Environment and reflects on recent developments and general changes that hap…

cs.MS2025

The Distributed and Unified Numerics Environment (DUNE), Version 2.10

Markus Blatt, Samuel Burbulla, Ansgar Burchardt +9

Version 2.10 of the Distributed and Unified Numerics Environment DUNE introduces a range of enhancements across its core and extension modules, with a continued emphasis on modern…

cs.MS2018

The Dune Python Module

Andreas Dedner, Martin Nolte

In this paper we present the new Dune-Python module which provides Python bindings for the Dune core, which is a C++ environment for solving partial differential equations. The aim…

math.NA2023

A framework for implementing general virtual element spaces

Andreas Dedner, Alice Hodson

In this paper we present a framework for the construction and implementation of general virtual element spaces based on projections built from constrained least squares problems. B…

math.NA2020

A surface finite element method for computational modelling of cell blebbing

Björn Stinner, Andreas Dedner, Adam Nixon

Cell blebs are protrusions of the cell membrane and can be instrumental for cell migration. We derive a continuum model for the mechanical and geometrical aspects of the onset of b…

math.NA2014

Adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods on surfaces

Andreas Dedner, Pravin Madhavan

We present a dual weighted residual-based a posteriori error estimate for a discontinuous Galerkin (DG) approximation of a linear second-order elliptic problem on compact smooth co…

math.NA2015

A posteriori analysis of fully discrete method of lines DG schemes for systems of conservation laws

Andreas Dedner, Jan Giesselmann

We present reliable a posteriori estimators for some fully discrete schemes applied to nonlinear systems of hyperbolic conservation laws in one space dimension with strictly convex…

math.NA2015

Efficient Multigrid Preconditioners for Atmospheric Flow Simulations at High Aspect Ratio

Andreas Dedner, Eike Hermann Müller, Robert Scheichl

Many problems in fluid modelling require the efficient solution of highly anisotropic elliptic partial differential equations (PDEs) in "flat" domains. For example, in numerical we…

math.NA2013

Analysis of the discontinuous Galerkin method for elliptic problems on surfaces

Andreas Dedner, Pravin Madhavan, Björn Stinner

We extend the discontinuous Galerkin (DG) framework to a linear second-order elliptic problem on a compact smooth connected and oriented surface. An interior penalty (IP) method is…

math.NA2024

A higher order nonconforming virtual element method for the Cahn-Hilliard equation

Andreas Dedner, Alice Hodson

In this paper we develop a fully nonconforming virtual element method (VEM) of arbitrary approximation order for the two dimensional Cahn-Hilliard equation. We carry out the error…

math.NA2018

A two-layer approach for Coupling 1D/2D Shallow Water Flow Models

Andreas Dedner, Chinedu Nwaigwe

In this paper, we propose a novel approach for coupling 2D/1D shallow water flow models. Efficiently coupling these models is vital for simulating the flow and flooding of open cha…

math.NA2015

Discontinuous Galerkin methods for hyperbolic and advection-dominated problems on surfaces

Andreas Dedner, Pravin Madhavan

We extend the discontinuous Galerkin (DG) framework to the analysis of first-order hyperbolic and advection-dominated problems posed on implicitly defined surfaces. The focus will…

cs.MS2015

The DUNE-ALUGrid Module

Martin Alkämper, Andreas Dedner, Robert Klöfkorn +1

In this paper we present the new DUNE-ALUGrid module. This module contains a major overhaul of the sources from the ALUgrid library and the binding to the DUNE software framework.…

math.NA2014

High order discontinuous Galerkin methods on surfaces

Paola Antonietti, Andreas Dedner, Pravin Madhavan +3

We derive and analyze high order discontinuous Galerkin methods for second-order elliptic problems on implicitely defined surfaces in . This is done by carefully ad…

physics.ao-ph2016

Convection in a Single Column -- Modelling, Algorithm and Analysis

Onno Bokhove, Bin Cheng, Andreas Dedner +5

The group focused on a model problem of idealised moist air convection in a single column of atmosphere. Height, temperature and moisture variables were chosen to simplify the math…

math.NA2026

Virtual element methods for a class of fully nonlinear elliptic PDEs

Guillaume Bonnet, Andrea Cangiani, Andreas Dedner +1

We study virtual element discretizations of a well-known variational formulation in of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman and Isaacs equations with Cordes coefficients. We show that the…

math.NA2024

On the stabilization of a virtual element method for an acoustic vibration problem

Linda Alzaben, Daniele Boffi, Andreas Dedner +1

In this paper we introduce an abstract setting for the convergence analysis of the virtual element approximation of an acoustic vibration problem. We discuss the effect of the stab…

cs.CE2018

Python Framework for HP Adaptive Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Two Phase Flow in Porous Media

Andreas Dedner, Birane Kane, Robert Klöfkorn +1

In this paper we present a framework for solving two phase flow problems in porous media. The discretization is based on a Discontinuous Galerkin method and includes local grid ada…

math.NA2024

Isoparametric Virtual Element Methods

Andrea Cangiani, Andreas Dedner, Matthew Hubbard +1

We present two approaches to constructing isoparametric Virtual Element Methods of arbitrary order for linear elliptic partial differential equations on general two-dimensional dom…

math.NA2017

Formulation, Implementation and Validation of the Horizontal Coupling Method for 1D/2D Shallow Water Flow Models

Chinedu Nwaigwe, Andreas Dedner

One dimensional (1D) simulations of the flow and flooding of open channels are known to be inaccurate as the flow is multi-dimensional in nature, especially at the flooded regions.…

physics.comp-ph2025

Bryne: sustainable prototyping of finite element models

Benjamin Terschanski, Robert Klöfkorn, Andreas Dedner +1

Open-source simulation frameworks are evolving rapidly to provide accessible tools for the numerical solution of partial differential equations. Modern finite element (FEM) softwar…

math.NA2024

Convergence Properties of Iteratively Coupled Surface-Subsurface Models

Valentina Schüller, Philipp Birken, Andreas Dedner

Surface-subsurface flow models for hydrological applications solve a coupled multiphysics problem. This usually consists of some form of the Richards and shallow water equations. A…

math.NA2025

DDFEM: A Python Package for Diffuse Domain Methods

Luke Benfield, Andreas Dedner

Solving partial differential equations (PDEs) on complex domains can present significant computational challenges. The Diffuse Domain Method (DDM) is an alternative that reformulat…

cs.MS2021

Extendible and Efficient Python Framework for Solving Evolution Equations with Stabilized Discontinuous Galerkin Method

Andreas Dedner, Robert Klöfkorn

This paper discusses a Python interface for the recently published DUNE-FEM-DG module which provides highly efficient implementations of the Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method for…

math.NA2013

Discontinuous Galerkin methods for nonvariational problems

Andreas Dedner, Tristan Pryer

We extend the finite element method introduced by Lakkis and Pryer [2011] to approximate the solution of second order elliptic problems in nonvariational form to incorporate the di…

math.NA2025

Jacobian-free Multigrid Preconditioner for Discontinuous Galerkin Methods applied to Numerical Weather Prediction

Philipp Birken, Andreas Dedner, Robert Klöfkorn

Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods are promising high order discretizations for unsteady compressible flows. Here, we focus on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP). These flows are…

math.NA2021

Robust nonconforming virtual element methods for general fourth order problems with varying coefficients

Andreas Dedner, Alice Hodson

We present a class of nonconforming virtual element methods for general fourth order partial differential equations in two dimensions. We develop a generic approach for constructin…

math.NA2026

Diffuse Domain Methods with Dirichlet Boundary Conditions

Luke Benfield, Andreas Dedner

The solution of partial differential equations (PDEs) on complex domains often presents a significant computational challenge by requiring the generation of fitted meshes. The Diff…