Christoph Schwab

Bio: Christoph Schwab is an academic researcher from ETH Zurich. The author has contributed to research in topics: Finite element method & Discretization. The author has an hindex of 71, co-authored 473 publications receiving 17940 citations. Previous affiliations of Christoph Schwab include École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne & Linköping University.

P- and hp- finite element methods : theory and applications in solid and fluid mechanics

Abstract: Variational formulation of boundary value problems The Finite Element Method (FEM): definition, basic properties hp- Finite Elements in one dimension hp- Finite Elements in two dimensions Finite Element analysis of saddle point problems, mixed hp-FEM in incompressible fluid flow hp-FEM in the theory of elasticity

Boundary Element Methods

Abstract: In Chap. 3 we transformed strongly elliptic boundary value problems of second order in domains \( \Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^3\) into boundary integral equations. These integral equations were formulated as variational problems on a Hilbert space H:

Discontinuous hp -Finite Element Methods for Advection-Diffusion-Reaction Problems

Abstract: We consider the hp-version of the discontinuous Galerkin finite element method (DGFEM) for second-order partial differential equations with nonnegative characteristic form. This class of equations includes second-order elliptic and parabolic equations, advection-reaction equations, as well as problems of mixed hyperbolic-elliptic-parabolic type. Our main concern is the error analysis of the method in the absence of streamline-diffusion stabilization. In the hyperbolic case, an hp-optimal error bound is derived; here, we consider only advection-reaction problems which satisfy a certain (standard) positivity condition. In the self-adjoint elliptic case, an error bound that is h-optimal and p-suboptimal by $\frac{1}{2}$ a power of p is obtained. These estimates are then combined to deduce an error bound in the general case. For elementwise analytic solutions the method exhibits exponential rates of convergence under p-refinement. The theoretical results are illustrated by numerical experiments.

I and i

Abstract: There is, I think, something ethereal about i —the square root of minus one. I remember first hearing about it at school. It seemed an odd beast at that time—an intruder hovering on the edge of reality. Usually familiarity dulls this sense of the bizarre, but in the case of i it was the reverse: over the years the sense of its surreal nature intensified. It seemed that it was impossible to write mathematics that described the real world in …

Phd by thesis

Abstract: Deposits of clastic carbonate-dominated (calciclastic) sedimentary slope systems in the rock record have been identified mostly as linearly-consistent carbonate apron deposits, even though most ancient clastic carbonate slope deposits fit the submarine fan systems better. Calciclastic submarine fans are consequently rarely described and are poorly understood. Subsequently, very little is known especially in mud-dominated calciclastic submarine fan systems. Presented in this study are a sedimentological core and petrographic characterisation of samples from eleven boreholes from the Lower Carboniferous of Bowland Basin (Northwest England) that reveals a >250 m thick calciturbidite complex deposited in a calciclastic submarine fan setting. Seven facies are recognised from core and thin section characterisation and are grouped into three carbonate turbidite sequences. They include: 1) Calciturbidites, comprising mostly of highto low-density, wavy-laminated bioclast-rich facies; 2) low-density densite mudstones which are characterised by planar laminated and unlaminated muddominated facies; and 3) Calcidebrites which are muddy or hyper-concentrated debrisflow deposits occurring as poorly-sorted, chaotic, mud-supported floatstones. These

Stochastic Processes in Physics and Chemistry

Abstract: N G van Kampen 1981 Amsterdam: North-Holland xiv + 419 pp price Dfl 180 This is a book which, at a lower price, could be expected to become an essential part of the library of every physical scientist concerned with problems involving fluctuations and stochastic processes, as well as those who just enjoy a beautifully written book. It provides an extensive graduate-level introduction which is clear, cautious, interesting and readable.

Unified Analysis of Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Elliptic Problems

Abstract: We provide a framework for the analysis of a large class of discontinuous methods for second-order elliptic problems. It allows for the understanding and comparison of most of the discontinuous Galerkin methods that have been proposed over the past three decades for the numerical treatment of elliptic problems.