Matrix-Free Multigrid with Algebraically Consistent Coarsening on Adaptive Octrees

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Main Authors: Wang, Mengdi, Sun, Yuchen, Zhu, Bo
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author Wang, Mengdi
Sun, Yuchen
Zhu, Bo
author_facet Wang, Mengdi
Sun, Yuchen
Zhu, Bo
contents We present a matrix-free GPU multigrid preconditioner with algebraically consistent coarsening for solving Poisson equations on adaptive octree grids with irregular domains. Within uniform-resolution regions, the coarsening satisfies the Galerkin principle. At T-junctions between refinement levels, we propose a flux-consistent coarse-grid correction that restores cross-level consistency while preserving the compact matrix-free representation. The coarse operators are stored in a compact matrix-free form suitable for parallel execution on GPUs. Numerical experiments demonstrate second-order accuracy, grid-independent convergence when used with PCG, and robust performance on cut-cell problems arising in fluid simulation. On a single NVIDIA RTX 4090 GPU, the solver achieves full-solve throughputs above 200 million cells per second on analytical Poisson tests and above 70 million cells per second on pressure projection problems in fluid simulation.
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spellingShingle Matrix-Free Multigrid with Algebraically Consistent Coarsening on Adaptive Octrees
Wang, Mengdi
Sun, Yuchen
Zhu, Bo
Numerical Analysis
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We present a matrix-free GPU multigrid preconditioner with algebraically consistent coarsening for solving Poisson equations on adaptive octree grids with irregular domains. Within uniform-resolution regions, the coarsening satisfies the Galerkin principle. At T-junctions between refinement levels, we propose a flux-consistent coarse-grid correction that restores cross-level consistency while preserving the compact matrix-free representation. The coarse operators are stored in a compact matrix-free form suitable for parallel execution on GPUs. Numerical experiments demonstrate second-order accuracy, grid-independent convergence when used with PCG, and robust performance on cut-cell problems arising in fluid simulation. On a single NVIDIA RTX 4090 GPU, the solver achieves full-solve throughputs above 200 million cells per second on analytical Poisson tests and above 70 million cells per second on pressure projection problems in fluid simulation.
title Matrix-Free Multigrid with Algebraically Consistent Coarsening on Adaptive Octrees
topic Numerical Analysis
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url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.18886