Isogeometric Analysis for 2D Magnetostatic Computations with Multi-level Bézier Extraction for Local Refinement

Abstract

Local refinement is vital for efficient numerical simulations. In the context of Isogeometric Analysis (IGA), hierarchical B-splines have gained prominence. The work applies the methodology of truncated hierarchical B-splines (THB-splines) as they keep additional properties. The framework is further enriched with B´ezier extraction, resulting in the multi-level B´ezier extraction method. We apply this discretization method to 2D magnetostatic problems. The implementation is based on an open-source Octave/MATLAB IGA code called GeoPDEs, which allows us to compare our routines with globally refined spline models as well as locally refined ones where the solver does not rely on B´ezier extraction.

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