First-order empirical interpolation method for real-time solution of parametric time-dependent nonlinear PDEs

Abstract: We present a model reduction approach for the real-time solution of time-dependent nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs) with parametric dependencies. The approach integrates several ingredients to develop efficient and accurate reduced-order models. Proper orthogonal decomposition is used to construct a reduced-basis (RB) space which provides a rapidly convergent approximation of the parametric solution manifold. The Galerkin projection is employed to reduce the dimensionality of the problem by projecting the weak formulation of the governing PDEs onto the RB space. A major challenge in model reduction for nonlinear PDEs is the efficient treatment of nonlinear terms, which we address by unifying the implementation of several hyperreduction methods. We introduce a first-order empirical interpolation method to approximate the nonlinear terms and recover the computational efficiency. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our methodology through its application to the Allen-Cahn equation, which models phase separation processes, and the Buckley-Leverett equation, which describes two-phase fluid flow in porous media. Numerical results highlight the accuracy, efficiency, and stability of the proposed approach.