[petsc-users] PETScFE Point Source

[Matthew Knepley]

On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 2:27 PM, Sanjay Govindjee <s_g at berkeley.edu> wrote:

> Wouldn't it make the most sense to do it in a variationally consistent
> manner
>
> rhs_a = int{ N_a delta(x - x_o) }
>
> where x_o is the location of the point source?
>

That is what Stefano is saying. You can do that, it just means an API
change. We are doing
that for DMSwarm

   Matt


> -sanjay
>
> On 4/13/18 7:46 PM, Matthew Knepley wrote:
>
> On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 1:40 PM, Robert Walker <rlwalker at usc.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Is there an example of application of a point source in one of the
>> tutorial  PETScFE style examples? Ideally this would be some point on the
>> interior, and not necessarily on a boundary.
>>
>> Thanks, and apologies in advance if this is a stupid question,
>>
>
> No, good question. You would have to decide what that meant in FEM terms.
> All the internal integrals are done
> with quadrature. So putting the source at a quadrature point would work,
> although its a little difficult to know where
> they will be. You could smooth it out a little, and check coordinates in
> the forcing function. Last, you could check
> for a "close enough" quadrature point and put it there. I think making a
> slightly extended source is usually best.
>
>   Thanks,
>
>      Matt
>
>
>> Robert
>>
>>
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