Thanks for all your help, Rahul, Vijay and everyone!

Vijay, I have 0.6.4. Looked under src, and don't see the get_mesh_data
function in system.C, equation_systems.C, equation_systems_io.C,
linear_implicit_system.C or explicit_system.C...

Am I missing something?

Karen


On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 12:24 AM, Vijay S. Mahadevan <[email protected]>wrote:

> There is a get_mesh_data function in EquationSystems. This should be
> accessible from your assemble function through the equation_system
> object.
>
> Vijay
>
> On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 3:13 AM, Karen Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Yeah, this makes perfect sense to me.
> >
> > I'm having difficulty with step 2 though. In main, I define a MeshData
> that
> > I read in from an input file with the Mesh itself and the associated
> data.
> > Basically, F_nodal IS mesh_data.get_data(el.get_node(i))[0], but I don't
> see
> > a get_mesh_data function or something similar in the class doc for
> System...
> > Nor can I find a way to access the MeshData object associated with the
> mesh
> > once I have the mesh object pointer...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Rahul Sampath <[email protected]
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Here are the steps to solve Laplacian u(x,y,z) = f(x,y,z):
> >>
> >> 1. Form A = Assembly( A_elem ) where A_elem = integral(dPhi_i*dPhi_j)
> >> 2. Form F_nodal = f(x_i,y_i,z_i) at all mesh nodes
> >> 3. Form MassMatrix = Assembly( M_elem ) where M_elem = integral(Phi_k,
> >> Phi_j)
> >> 4. Form RHS = MassMatrix*F_nodal
> >> 5. Solve A U_nodal = RHS for U_nodal
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Karen Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > This would be for the interpolation only right?
> >> >
> >> > So if I use this GlobalRHS, and construct my LHS based on the actual
> >> problem
> >> > I want to solve (just a Poisson, so I would be using dphi), it would
> be
> >> > equivalent to solving the problem with the RHS being interpolated?
> >> >
> >> > Karen
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Rahul Sampath <
> [email protected]>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> To be more precise:
> >> >>
> >> >> GlobalMassMatrix = Sum_over_elements{
> >> >> integral_over_current_element_using_quadrature(phi_i*phi_j) }
> >> >>
> >> >> GlobalRHS = GlobalMassMatrix*Nodal_F_Vector
> >> >>
> >> >> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Rahul Sampath <
> [email protected]
> >> >
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > This is what I meant:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > MassMatrix = integral(phi_i*phi_j)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > RHS = MassMatrix*Nodal_F_Vector
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Karen Lee <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> Sorry, I think I was probably confused. I guess you just meant
> that I
> >> >> >> can
> >> >> >> simply use integral of f_i phi_i phi_j as my RHS, and my original
> LHS
> >> >> >> as my
> >> >> >> LHS, and that would already be effectively an interpolation?
> Please
> >> let
> >> >> >> me
> >> >> >> know if this is the correct way to think about it instead of the
> long
> >> >> >> message I sent with lots of code...
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> My 2 questions regarding access to data would still remain:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> 1)  I am still having problems accessing MeshData from the
> assemble
> >> >> >> function. I would like to do something like
> >> >> >> mesh_data.get_data(el.get_node(i))[0] to get the first data
> variable
> >> >> >> for
> >> >> >> node i with an element, i from 0 to 3, but I'm not sure how to
> access
> >> >> >> mesh_data from my System. (I should use Linear Implicit System so
> I
> >> can
> >> >> >> have
> >> >> >> the matrix on the lhs right?)
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> 2) The other question is, for Fe, do I integrate over all the
> >> >> >> quadrature
> >> >> >> points of phi_i and phi_j with f_i being a constant?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Thank you so much!!!
> >> >> >> Karen
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 4:57 PM, Karen Lee <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Thanks Rahul. Your responses have clarified things for me.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> I am still having problems accessing MeshData from the assemble
> >> >> >>> function
> >> >> >>> (which is only supposed to have 2 arguments right?)
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> I can do:
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> void assemble_load(EquationSystems& es,
> >> >> >>>                    const std::string& system_name)
> >> >> >>> {
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>   libmesh_assert (system_name == "load");
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>   const MeshBase& mesh = es.get_mesh();
> >> >> >>>   printf("mesh_data obtained");
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> ......
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> But I'm not sure how I can get the MeshData object that I created
> in
> >> >> >>> main
> >> >> >>> that's attached to the mesh I created. In the look iterating over
> >> the
> >> >> >>> elements el, I know that I have to use something like
> >> >> >>> mesh_data.get_data(el.get_node(i))[0] to get the first data
> variable
> >> >> >>> for
> >> >> >>> node i with an element, i from 0 to 3, but I'm not sure how to
> >> access
> >> >> >>> mesh_data from my System. (I should use Linear Implicit System so
> I
> >> >> >>> can have
> >> >> >>> the matrix on the lhs right?)
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> My code is based on example 3, and the relevant part is this (not
> >> sure
> >> >> >>> if
> >> >> >>> it's correct):
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>  for ( ; el != end_el ; ++el)
> >> >> >>>     {
> >> >> >>>       const Elem* elem = *el;
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>       dof_map.dof_indices (elem, dof_indices);
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>       fe->reinit (elem);
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>       Ke.resize (dof_indices.size(),
> >> >> >>>                  dof_indices.size());
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>       Fe.resize (dof_indices.size());
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>       for (unsigned int qp=0; qp<qrule.n_points(); qp++)
> >> >> >>>         {
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>           for (unsigned int i=0; i<phi.size(); i++)
> >> >> >>>             for (unsigned int j=0; j<phi.size(); j++)
> >> >> >>>               {
> >> >> >>>                 Ke(i,j) += JxW[qp]*(phi[i][qp]*phi[j][qp]);
> >> >> >>>               }
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>           {
> >> >> >>>             for (unsigned int i=0; i<phi.size(); i++)
> >> >> >>>               {
> >> >> >>>               for (unsigned int k=0; k<phi.size(); k++)
> >> >> >>>                 {
> >> >> >>>                 Fe(i) +=
> >> >> >>>
> JxW[qp]*mesh_data.get_data(el.get_node(k))[0]*phi[i][qp]phi[k][qp];
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>               }
> >> >> >>>           }
> >> >> >>>         }
> >> >> >>> ....
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> The other question is, for Fe, do I integrate over all the
> >> quadrature
> >> >> >>> points of phi_i and phi_j with f_i being a constant?
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Then once I get this solution (the variable name is "R", let's
> say),
> >> I
> >> >> >>> hope to use it in  place of mesh_data.get_data(el.get_node(k))[0]
> >> and
> >> >> >>> do
> >> >> >>> something like this (of course this is another system that I'm
> >> adding
> >> >> >>> to
> >> >> >>> EquationSystems):
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> for (unsigned int qp=0; qp<qrule.n_points(); qp++)
> >> >> >>>      {
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>        for (unsigned int i=0; i<phi.size(); i++)
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>          for (unsigned int j=0; j<phi.size(); j++)
> >> >> >>>            {
> >> >> >>>              Ke2(i,j) += JxW[qp]*(dphi[i][qp]*dphi[j][qp]);
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>            }
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>        {
> >> >> >>>          const Real x = q_point[qp](0);
> >> >> >>>          const Real y = q_point[qp](1);
> >> >> >>>          const Real z = q_point[qp](2);
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>          const Real fxy = R(x,y,z);
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>          for (unsigned int i=0; i<phi.size(); i++)
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>            Fe2(i) += JxW[qp]*fxy*phi[i][qp];
> >> >> >>>        }
> >> >> >>>      }
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> I'm not sure how to access anything in a Variable object
> though...
> >> >> >>> Let's
> >> >> >>> say "R" being a a variable I add to the first system to get the
> RHS
> >> >> >>> interpolation, and "u" is the variable I add to the second
> equation
> >> >> >>> system,
> >> >> >>> which is the actual solution I'm after...  I just know that I can
> >> >> >>> output the
> >> >> >>> values of the solution at various nodal points in a file, but am
> not
> >> >> >>> sure
> >> >> >>> what to do with the data structure and how I can extract values
> at
> >> >> >>> different
> >> >> >>> arbitrary locations.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Apologies for the lengthy email...
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Thanks,
> >> >> >>> Karen
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 9:15 AM, Rahul Sampath
> >> >> >>> <[email protected]>
> >> >> >>> wrote:
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Hi Karen:
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Take a look at any Nonlinear example problem. Whenever you want
> to
> >> >> >>>> use
> >> >> >>>> any solution vector in your residual computation, you will need
> to
> >> >> >>>> interpolate the nodal values using the FEM shape functions for
> this
> >> >> >>>> element and then do the integration. It is very similar to what
> you
> >> >> >>>> want to do. That is why I suggested the Mass matrix trick. It is
> >> very
> >> >> >>>> simple to implement and fast too especially if you want to
> change f
> >> >> >>>> often. You can use the same Mass matrix with differen f. The
> catch
> >> is
> >> >> >>>> that you are using your FE shape functions for your
> interpolation.
> >> As
> >> >> >>>> long as you are happy with linear interpolation for f this
> should
> >> do.
> >> >> >>>> If you want to interpolate f with a higher order polynomial than
> >> your
> >> >> >>>> FE shape function then this wont work.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Btw, if I was not clear earlier:
> >> >> >>>> You have to form a global Mass matrix by integrating phi_i phi_j
> >> over
> >> >> >>>> all elements and doing a typically FEM assembly. Then you can
> >> simply
> >> >> >>>> multiply this global Mass matrix with you global nodal vector
> for
> >> f.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:51 AM, Karen Lee <[email protected]
> >
> >> >> >>>> wrote:
> >> >> >>>> > Hi Rahul, I'm not completely sure what you mean.
> >> >> >>>> >
> >> >> >>>> > I would like to form my RHS by integrating f_i Phi_i (I guess
> >> >> >>>> > there's
> >> >> >>>> > no
> >> >> >>>> > need to multiply Phi_j? But you can correct me) for each
> element.
> >> >> >>>> >
> >> >> >>>> > In order to do so, I need values of f at various quadrature
> >> points.
> >> >> >>>> > I
> >> >> >>>> > have f
> >> >> >>>> > at various nodal values. The question is, how do I get this
> >> linear
> >> >> >>>> > interpolation...
> >> >> >>>> >
> >> >> >>>> > Do you mean that, for each element, I form the mass matrix by
> the
> >> >> >>>> > xyz
> >> >> >>>> > values
> >> >> >>>> > of the nodes (and a constant 1) and solve for the coefficient
> by
> >> >> >>>> > saying
> >> >> >>>> > \sum_j A_ij y_j= f_i, where:
> >> >> >>>> >
> >> >> >>>> > A = [1 x1 y1 z1;
> >> >> >>>> >        1 x2 y2 z2;
> >> >> >>>> >        1 x3 y3 z3;
> >> >> >>>> >        1 x4 y4 z4] and y_j would be my unknown (where j = 1
> >> >> >>>> > corresponds
> >> >> >>>> > to
> >> >> >>>> > the constant value, and 2, 3, 4 corresponds to the gradient in
> >> the
> >> >> >>>> > x,
> >> >> >>>> > y, z
> >> >> >>>> > directions respectively)?
> >> >> >>>> >
> >> >> >>>> > Thanks,
> >> >> >>>> > Karen
> >> >> >>>> >
> >> >> >>>> >
> >> >> >>>> > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:44 PM, Rahul Sampath
> >> >> >>>> > <[email protected]>
> >> >> >>>> > wrote:
> >> >> >>>> >>
> >> >> >>>> >> If you want to form a RHS by integrating f_i Phi_i Phi_j, You
> >> >> >>>> >> could
> >> >> >>>> >> form a Mass matrix and then multiply with your vector of
> nodal
> >> >> >>>> >> values.
> >> >> >>>> >>
> >> >> >>>> >> Rahul
> >> >> >>>> >>
> >> >> >>>> >> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:40 PM, Karen Lee <
> [email protected]
> >> >
> >> >> >>>> >> wrote:
> >> >> >>>> >> > I'm afraid you misunderstood. I don't have the function
> that
> >> >> >>>> >> > when
> >> >> >>>> >> > given
> >> >> >>>> >> > x,
> >> >> >>>> >> > y, z values gives me the function value. What I do have is
> >> just
> >> >> >>>> >> > the
> >> >> >>>> >> > values
> >> >> >>>> >> > at the nodes of the mesh, which need to be linearly
> >> interpolated
> >> >> >>>> >> > such
> >> >> >>>> >> > that I
> >> >> >>>> >> > will have something like exact_function. which gives me the
> >> >> >>>> >> > value
> >> >> >>>> >> > when
> >> >> >>>> >> > supplied with any x, y, z.
> >> >> >>>> >> >
> >> >> >>>> >> >
> >> >> >>>> >> >
> >> >> >>>> >> > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Liang <
> [email protected]>
> >> >> >>>> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >>>> >> >
> >> >> >>>> >> >> Karen Lee wrote:
> >> >> >>>> >> >>
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> I guess I'm not clear how to do this: Load data as a
> >> solution
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> into
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> that,
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> and
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> query
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> it when you're integrating your real system.
> >> >> >>>> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> I have:
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> Mesh mesh(3);
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> MeshData mesh_data(mesh);
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> mesh_data.activate();
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> mesh.read (mesh_file, &mesh_data);
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> mesh_data.read(mesh_file);
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> EquationSystems equation_systems (mesh);
> >> >> >>>> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> equation_systems.add_system<ExplicitSystem> ("RHS");
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> equation_systems.get_system("RHS").add_variable("R",
> FIRST);
> >> >> >>>> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> After that, I'm not clear how exactly to load data as a
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> solution
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> in
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> the
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> code. My goal is to get a linearly interpolated function
> of
> >> my
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> data on
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> the
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> nodes (in the form of exact_solution, such that I get the
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> function
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> value
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> out
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> when supplying x, y and z).
> >> >> >>>> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> Hope that clarifies things, and sorry for the multiple
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> emails...
> >> >> >>>> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>> >> >>> Karen
> >> >> >>>> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>> >> >>>
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> >> >> >>>> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>> >> >> so you already have the function, which is obtained from
> your
> >> >> >>>> >> >> discreted
> >> >> >>>> >> >> data?
> >> >> >>>> >> >> then just put the function as the exact_function.
> >> >> >>>> >> >> I think you are trying the 3D case, start from a 2d will
> be
> >> >> >>>> >> >> easier.
> >> >> >>>> >> >>
> >> >> >>>> >> >> Liang
> >> >> >>>> >> >>
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