Diffusion in multi-dimensional solids using Forman's combinatorial differential forms

DOI10.1016/J.APM.2022.05.043zbMATH Open1505.52015arXiv2201.03704OpenAlexW4281694907MaRDI QIDQ2110014FDOQ2110014

Authors: K. Berbatov, Pieter D. Boom, A. L. Hazel, Andrey P. Jivkov 

Publication date: 21 December 2022

Published in: Applied Mathematical Modelling (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The formulation of combinatorial differential forms, proposed by Forman for analysis of topological properties of discrete complexes, is extended by defining the operators required for analysis of physical processes dependent on scalar variables. The resulting description is intrinsic, different from the approach known as Discrete Exterior Calculus, because it does not assume the existence of smooth vector fields and forms extrinsic to the discrete complex. In addition, the proposed formulation provides a significant new modelling capability: physical processes may be set to operate differently on cells with different dimensions within a complex. An application of the new method to the heat/diffusion equation is presented to demonstrate how it captures the effect of changing properties of microstructural elements on the macroscopic behavior. The proposed method is applicable to a range of physical problems, including heat, mass and charge diffusion, and flow through porous media.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.03704

zbMATH Keywords

discrete topologycarbon nano-tubesgraphene nano-platesmetric operationstransport in complex solids

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Polyhedral manifolds (52B70) Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20)

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