Structure-preserving numerical methods for constrained gradient flows of planar closed curves with explicit tangential velocities
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Structure-preserving numerical methods for constrained gradient flows of planar closed curves with explicit tangential velocities (scientific article; zbMATH DE number 900542030)
Structure-preserving numerical methods for constrained gradient flows of planar closed curves with explicit tangential velocities (scientific article; zbMATH DE number 900542030)
Abstract: In this paper, we consider numerical approximation of constrained gradient flows of planar closed curves, including the Willmore and the Helfrich flows. These equations have energy dissipation and the latter has conservation properties due to the constraints. We will develop structure-preserving methods for these equations that preserve both the dissipation and the constraints. To preserve the energy structures, we introduce the discrete version of gradients according to the discrete gradient method and determine the Lagrange multipliers appropriately. We directly address higher order derivatives by using the Galerkin method with B-spline curves to discretize curves. Moreover, we will consider stabilization of the schemes by adding tangential velocities. We introduce a new Lagrange multiplier to obtain both the energy structures and the stability. Several numerical examples are presented to verify that the proposed schemes preserve the energy structures with good distribution of control points.
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