2–3 juil. 2026
Campus Rockefeller Lyon 1
Fuseau horaire Europe/Paris
Edition 2026

Solving canonical PDEs using the mimetic finite difference method

2 juil. 2026, 10:30
20m
Médiathèque Paul ZECH (Campus Rockefeller Lyon 1)

Médiathèque Paul ZECH

Campus Rockefeller Lyon 1

Entrée par le 1 rue Charles JUNG 69373 Lyon Cedex 08
Stage de M2 (5mois) Jeudi Matin

Orateurs

BASTIEN DI PIERRO (LMFA, Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique) MAEL TORAMO (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)

Description

ETUDIANT 4: MAEL TORAMO
This research project focuses on the numerical modelling and simulation of transport phenomena using the mimetic finite difference (MFD) method, a relatively recent approach designed to preserve the fundamental geometric and physical properties of differential operators at the discrete level. Unlike classical finite difference or finite element methods, MFD schemes aim to “mimic” the integral identities of vector calculus—such as divergence, gradient, and curl—ensuring that
conservation laws and symmetries remain valid after discretization. The student will investigate how canonical partial differential equations governing transport phenomena (e.g., diffusion, advection, and Poisson-type equations) can be discretized using MFD on general, possibly non-
orthogonal or unstructured meshes.

Master Mécanique
Laboratoire d'accueil LMFA
Composante ou Département Composante MECA

Auteurs principaux

BASTIEN DI PIERRO (LMFA, Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique) MAEL TORAMO (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)

Co-auteur

JULIEN LANDEL (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)

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