ELASTIC FLOW WITH JUNCTIONS: VARIATIONAL APPROXIMATION AND APPLICATIONS TO NONLINEAR SPLINES

DOI10.1142/S0218202512500376zbMath1252.76038WikidataQ117202580 ScholiaQ117202580MaRDI QIDQ4649857

Harald Garcke, John W. Barrett, Robert Nürnberg

Publication date: 15 November 2012

Published in: Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

junctions; parametric finite elements; tangential movement; Willmore flow; nonlinear splines; elastic flow; curve networks

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

65M12: Stability and convergence of numerical methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs

76M10: Finite element methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics

65M60: Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs

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Uses Software

• SuiteSparseQR

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