High order numerical approximation of minimal surfaces

DOI10.1016/j.jcp.2011.03.003zbMath1220.65079MaRDI QIDQ550916

Einar M. Rønquist, Øystein Tråsdahl

Publication date: 13 July 2011

Published in: Journal of Computational Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2011.03.003

zbMATH Keywords

algorithm; numerical examples; mean curvature; minimal surfaces; Laplace-Beltrami operator; exponential convergence; free surface flow; evolutionary surfaces; mesh update techniques; parametric interpolation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

65K10: Numerical optimization and variational techniques

49Q05: Minimal surfaces and optimization

76M30: Variational methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics

49M25: Discrete approximations in optimal control

76B07: Free-surface potential flows for incompressible inviscid fluids

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Uses Software

• Surface Evolver

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