Convex hull property and maximum principle for finite element minimisers of general convex functionals

DOI10.1007/S00211-013-0527-7zbMATH Open1284.65075arXiv1302.0112OpenAlexW2081472019MaRDI QIDQ2391813FDOQ2391813

Authors: Christian Kreuzer, S. Schwarzacher, Lars Diening 

Publication date: 5 August 2013

Published in: Numerische Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The convex hull property is the natural generalization of maximum principles from scalar to vector valued functions. Maximum principles for finite element approximations are often crucial for the preservation of qualitative properties of the respective physical model. In this work we develop a convex hull property for $P_1$ conforming finite elements on simplicial non-obtuse meshes. The proof does not resort to linear structures of partial differential equations but directly addresses properties of the minimiser of a convex energy functional. Therefore, the result holds for very general nonlinear partial differential equations including e.g. the $p$-Laplacian and the mean curvature problem. In the case of scalar equations the introduce techniques can be used to prove standard discrete maximum principles for nonlinear problems. We conclude by proving a strong discrete convex hull property on strictly acute triangulations.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1302.0112

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zbMATH Keywords

numerical examplesmaximum principle\(p\)-Laplacianfinite element methodenergy functionalconvex hull propertyminimisationmean curvature problem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Numerical optimization and variational techniques (65K10) Existence theories for optimal control problems involving partial differential equations (49J20) Discrete approximations in optimal control (49M25)

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