A numerical method for computing singular minimizers (Q1899130)

A numerical method, with truncation methods as a special case, for computing singular minimizers in variational problems of the form \[ I(u)= \int_\Omega f(x,u, Du)dx\to \underset u\in A(u_0; \partial \Omega{_0)} {\text{minimum}} \] where \(A(u_0; \partial \Omega_0)= \{u\in W^{1,p} (\Omega; \mathbb{R}^m)\): \(u=u_0\) on \(\partial \Omega_0\}\) is derived. The given method uses the triangulations \(T_n\) of \(\Omega\) and the approximation of \(A\) by polynomials and can avoid the Lavrentiev phenomenon. Numerical results for a two-dimensional problem are presented.