Finite element methods for nonlinear elliptic and parabolic problems with memory properties. (Survey)

Publication date 15 March 1999

Published in Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin (Search for Journal in Brave)

electric machines electromagnetic fields finite differences finite elements hysteresis nonlinear boundary value problems nonlinear elliptic and parabolic equations partial differential equations survey paper

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonlinear boundary value problems for linear elliptic equations (35J65) Nonlinear parabolic equations (35K55) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to numerical analysis (65-02) Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M06) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M60) Finite difference methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N06) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N30) Electromagnetic theory (general) (78A25) Technical applications of optics and electromagnetic theory (78A55) Finite element, Galerkin and related methods applied to problems in optics and electromagnetic theory (78M10) Finite difference methods applied to problems in optics and electromagnetic theory (78M20)

Review text

This is a survey paper on finite element methods for nonlinear boundary value problems (BVPs) of elliptic and parabolic type in 1D and 2D with memory effects. This monograph is selfcontained, it provides a brief introduction into the finite element methods, the finite difference methods and the basic concepts of electromagnetic fields. In Sections 2 and 3 nonlinear parabolic problems are discussed in 1D and 2D, respectively, using a scalar hysteresis model. In the 2D case both the cartesian and the axisymmetric settings are considered. A vector hysteresis model is applied for a 1D nonlinear parabolic problem with memory in Section 4 and for a 2D elliptic problem in Section 5. In each section the authors state a physical problem with its mathematical model which leads to the respective type of BVP considered. These physical problems are all from the numerical evaluation of electromagnetic fields in electric machines.

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