We study the dynamical behavior of the discontinuous Galerkin finite element method for initial value problems in ordinary differential equations. We make two different assumptions which guarantee that the continuous problem defines a dissipative dynamical system. We show that, under certain conditions, the discontinuous Galerkin approximation also defines a dissipative dynamical system and we ...

We study optimal quadrature formulas for convex functions in several variables. In particular, we answer the following two questions: Are adaptive methods better than nonadaptive ones? And: Are randomized (or Monte Carlo) methods better than deterministic methods?

The existence and uniqueness of the Gaussian interval quadrature formula with respect to the Hermite weight function on R is proved. Similar results have been recently obtained for the Jacobi weight on [−1, 1] and for the generalized Laguerre weight on [0,+∞). Numerical construction of the Gauss–Hermite interval quadrature rule is also investigated, and a suitable algorithm is proposed. A few n...

In this paper a new method for inverting the Laplace transform from the real axis is formulated. This method is based on a quadrature formula. We assume that the unknown function f(t) is continuous with (known) compact support. An adaptive iterative method and an adaptive stopping rule, which yield the convergence of the approximate solution to f(t), are proposed in this paper. MSC: 15A12; 47A5...

The solution to the problem of factorization of the covariance function of a stationary, discrete-time process is obtained by using a Newton-Raphson procedure which converges quadratically in I1 provided the initial iterate is chosen suitably. The existence of a suitable initial iterate is guaranteed by an approximation result. An application to error localization in spectral factorization is s...

The nonlinear free vibration for viscoelastic cross-ply moderately thick laminated composite plates under considering transverse shear deformation and damage effect is investigated. Based on the Timoshenko-Mindlin theory, strain-equivalence hypothesis, and Boltzmann superposition principle, the nonlinear free vibration governing equations for viscoelastic moderately thick laminated plates with ...

The spline collocation method  is employed to solve a system of linear and nonlinear Fredholm and Volterra integro-differential equations. The solutions are collocated by cubic B-spline and the integrand is approximated by the Newton-Cotes formula. We obtain the unique solution for linear and nonlinear system $(nN+3n)times(nN+3n)$ of integro-differential equations. This approximation reduces th...

One 3-D transient temperature field model for a thin uniform plate caused by moving laser heat source is described in present study. The with power density Gaussian-distribution form considered when finite-thin heated. By using the separate variable method and Newton-Cotes method, semi-analytical solution of conduction equation finite obtained. Numerical results show that effect distribution, s...

The aim of this work, is to evaluate the value of a fuzzy integral by applying the Newton-Cotes integration rules via a reliable scheme. In order to perform the numerical examples, the CADNA (Control of Accuracy and Debugging for Numerical Applications) library and the CESTAC (Controle et Estimation Stochastique des Arrondis de Calculs) method are applied based on the stochastic arithmetic. By ...