Structure-preserving continuous and discontinuous finite elements for hyperbolic equations

Position: Post-doctoral research appointment Institute: Uni. Trento
Posted on: 30/04/2026 Deadline: 26/05/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

01/MATH-05 - Numerical Analysis

Description

Structure-preserving continuous and discontinuous Galerkin finite element schemes for hyperbolic PDE The topic of this research project is to develop new structure-preserving (SP) continuous and discontinuous Galerkin finite element schemes for the solution of nonlinear systems of hyperbolic PDE, in particular for the compressible Euler equations, the equations of ideal and resistive MHD and the equations of nonlinear hyperelasticity in Eulerian coordinates. The MHD equations and the equations of hyperelasticity are endowed with divergence and curl involutions and the main objective of the research is to develop exactly divergence-free and curl-free schemes that maintain these properties also in the presence of shocks and discontinuities...

Number of positions

1

Funding body

Università degli Studi di Trento