Second order splitting of a class of fourth order PDEs with point constraints

DOI10.1090/MCOM/3556zbMATH Open1446.65167arXiv1911.02947OpenAlexW2988863967WikidataQ114094319 ScholiaQ114094319MaRDI QIDQ5118847FDOQ5118847

Charles M. Elliott, Philip J. Herbert

Publication date: 27 August 2020

Published in: Mathematics of Computation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We formulate a well-posedness and approximation theory for a class of generalised saddle point problems with a specific form of constraints. In this way we develop an approach to a class of fourth order elliptic partial differential equations with point constraints using the idea of splitting into coupled second order equations. An approach is formulated using a penalty method to impose the constraints. Our main motivation is to treat certain fourth order equations involving the biharmonic operator and point Dirichlet constraints for example arising in the modelling of biomembranes on curved and flat surfaces but the approach may be applied more generally. The theory for well-posedness and approximation is presented in an abstract setting. Several examples are described together with some numerical experiments.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.02947

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zbMATH Keywords

biomembranesfourth order elliptic partial differential equations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biomechanical solid mechanics (74L15) Variational methods for higher-order elliptic equations (35J35) PDEs in connection with mechanics of deformable solids (35Q74) PDEs in connection with biology, chemistry and other natural sciences (35Q92) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N30) Biomechanics (92C10) Numerical solutions to equations with linear operators (65J10)

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Cited In (1)

• A formula for membrane mediated point particle interactions on near spherical biomembranes

Uses Software

• ALUGrid
• DUNE-ALUGrid

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