Basic fmesher use

suppressPackageStartupMessages(library(fmesher))
set.seed(1234L)

Mesh construction

domain <- cbind(rnorm(4, sd = 3), rnorm(4))
(mesh2 <- fm_mesh_2d(
  boundary = fm_extensions(domain, c(2.5, 5)),
  max.edge = c(0.5, 2)
))
#> fm_mesh_2d object:
#>   Manifold:  R2
#>   V / E / T: 880 / 2598 / 1719
#>   Euler char.:   1
#>   Constraints:   39 boundary edges (1 group: 1), 111 interior edges (1 group: 1)
#>   Bounding box: (-11.963110,  8.246925) x (-5.522181, 5.499657)
#>   Basis d.o.f.:  880
(mesh1 <- fm_mesh_1d(
  c(0, 2, 4, 7, 10),
  boundary = "free", # c("neumann", "dirichlet"),
  degree = 2
))
#> fm_mesh_1d object:
#>   Manifold:  R1
#>   #{knots}:  5
#>   Interval:  ( 0, 10)
#>   Boundary:  (free, free)
#>   B-spline degree:   2
#>   Basis d.o.f.:  6

Point lookup and evaluation

pts <- cbind(rnorm(400, sd = 3), rnorm(400))

# Find what triangle each point is in, and it triangular Barycentric
# coordinates
bary <- fm_bary(mesh2, loc = pts)
# How many points are outside the mesh?
sum(is.na(bary$t))
#> [1] 2
head(bary$bary)
#>            [,1]      [,2]      [,3]
#> [1,] 0.04720217 0.5813611 0.3714367
#> [2,] 0.13930150 0.7219260 0.1387725
#> [3,] 0.43189448 0.1384910 0.4296145
#> [4,] 0.20127814 0.3716721 0.4270498
#> [5,] 0.21259133 0.3686084 0.4188003
#> [6,] 0.44390951 0.1739205 0.3821700

# Evaluate basis functions
basis <- fm_basis(mesh2, loc = pts) # Raw SparseMatrix
basis_object <- fm_basis(mesh2, loc = pts, full = TRUE) # fm_basis object
sum(!basis_object$ok)
#> [1] 2

# Construct an evaluator object
evaluator <- fm_evaluator(mesh2, loc = pts)
sum(!fm_basis(evaluator, full = TRUE)$ok)
#> [1] 2

# Values for the basis function weights; for ordinary 2d meshes this coincides
# with the resulting values at the vertices, but this is not true for e.g.
# 2nd order B-splines on 1d meshes.
field <- mesh2$loc[, 1]
value <- fm_evaluate(evaluator, field = field)
sum(abs(pts[, 1] - value), na.rm = TRUE)
#> [1] 5.438358e-14
pts1 <- seq(-2, 12, length.out = 1000)

# Find what segment, and its interval Barycentric coordinates
bary1 <- fm_bary(mesh1, loc = pts1)
# Points outside the interval are treated differently depending on the
# boundary conditions:
sum(is.na(bary1$t))
#> [1] 0
head(bary1$bary)
#>          [,1]      [,2]
#> [1,] 2.000000 -1.000000
#> [2,] 1.992993 -0.992993
#> [3,] 1.985986 -0.985986
#> [4,] 1.978979 -0.978979
#> [5,] 1.971972 -0.971972
#> [6,] 1.964965 -0.964965

# Evaluate basis functions
basis1 <- fm_basis(mesh1, loc = pts1) # Raw SparseMatrix
basis1_object <- fm_basis(mesh1, loc = pts1, full = TRUE) # fm_basis object
sum(!basis1_object$ok)
#> [1] 0

# Construct an evaluator object.
evaluator1 <- fm_evaluator(mesh1, loc = pts1)
# mesh_1d basis functions are defined everywhere
sum(!fm_basis(evaluator1, full = TRUE)$ok)
#> [1] 0

# Values for the basis function weights; for ordinary 2d meshes this coincides
# with the resulting values at the vertices, but this is not true for e.g.
# 2nd order B-splines on 1d meshes.
field1 <- rnorm(fm_dof(mesh1))
value1 <- fm_evaluate(evaluator1, field = field1)
plot(pts1, value1, type = "l")
Evaluated 1D function

Evaluated 1D function

Plotting

Base graphics

plot(mesh2)
2D triangulation mesh (base graphics version)

2D triangulation mesh (base graphics version)

ggplot graphics

suppressPackageStartupMessages(library(ggplot2))
ggplot() +
  geom_fm(data = mesh2)
2D triangulation mesh (ggplot version)

2D triangulation mesh (ggplot version)

ggplot() +
  geom_fm(data = mesh1, weights = field1 + 2, xlim = c(-2, 12)) +
  geom_fm(data = mesh1, linetype = 2, alpha = 0.5, xlim = c(-2, 12))
1D B-spline function space basis functions with evaluated function (ggplot version)

1D B-spline function space basis functions with evaluated function (ggplot version)

Finite element calculations

fem1 <- fm_fem(mesh1, order = 2)
names(fem1)
#> [1] "c0"  "c1"  "g1"  "g2"  "g01" "g02" "g12"
fem2 <- fm_fem(mesh2, order = 2)
names(fem2)
#> [1] "b1" "c0" "c1" "g1" "g2" "k1" "k2" "ta" "va"

Stochastic process simulation

samp <- fm_matern_sample(mesh2, alpha = 2, rho = 4, sigma = 1)[, 1]
evaluator <- fm_evaluator(
  mesh2,
  lattice = fm_evaluator_lattice(mesh2, dims = c(150, 50))
)
image(evaluator$x, evaluator$y, fm_evaluate(evaluator, field = samp), asp = 1)
Simulated 2D Matérn field

Simulated 2D Matérn field