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Mathematics of Computation
Mathematics of Computation
ISSN 1088-6842(e) ISSN 0025-5718(p)

     

Error analysis for the elastic flow of parametrized curves

Author(s): Klaus Deckelnick; Gerhard Dziuk.
Journal: Math. Comp. 78 (2009), 645-671.
MSC (2000): Primary 35K55, 65M15, 65M60
Posted: October 17, 2008
MathSciNet review: 2476555
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Abstract: We analyze a semidiscrete numerical scheme for approximating the evolution of parametric curves by elastic flow in $ \mathbb{R}^n$. The fourth order equation is split into two coupled second order problems, which are approximated by linear finite elements. We prove error bounds for the resulting scheme and present numerical test calculations that confirm our analysis.


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Additional Information:

Klaus Deckelnick
Affiliation: Institut für Analysis und Numerik, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany

Gerhard Dziuk
Affiliation: Abteilung für Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematisches Institut, Universität Frei- burg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 10, 79104 Freiburg, Germany

DOI: 10.1090/S0025-5718-08-02176-5
PII: S 0025-5718(08)02176-5
Received by editor(s): November 5, 2007
Received by editor(s) in revised form: April 10, 2008
Posted: October 17, 2008
Additional Notes: This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft via DFG-Forschergruppe 469 {\it Nonlinear partial differential equations: Theoretical and numerical analysis}.
Copyright of article: Copyright 2008, American Mathematical Society
The copyright for this article reverts to public domain after 28 years from publication.




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