On the a posteriori error analysis for equations of prescribed mean curvature (Q4417151)

The nonlinearity in the equation for surfaces with given mean curvature \(H\) \[ -{\text{div}} \left( {\nabla u \over \sqrt {1+(\nabla u)^2}} \right) = H \] is captured by the following trick: If the vector \(P:=(p,-1)\) is associated to \(p\in {\mathbb R}^d\), then expressions with a sqare root in the denominator as above can often be expressed in terms of unit vectors, and weighted squares are obtained in cases of interest. Generalizations of results for linear equations are achieved if one has an a priori estimate of \(\|\nabla u\|\). For this reason, two different approaches are discussed.