A note on the theoretical convergence properties of the SIMP method

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 319-323

  Martinez J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Convergence; SIMP method; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SET THEORY; THEOREM PROVING;

GLOBAL MINIMIZERS; RIETZ CONDITIONS; SOLID ISOTROPIC MATERIAL WITH PENALIZATION (SIMP) METHOD; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 17444371990     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-004-0479-8     Document Type: Article

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