A unilaterally constrained quadratic minimization with adaptive finite elements

SIAM Journal on Optimization

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 260-289

  Siebert, Kunibert G ^a   Veeser, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

A posteriori error estimates; Adaptive finite elements; Conforming methods; Contact problems; Convergence of adaptive algorithms; Full contact; Obstacle problems; Optimal convergence rate; Thin obstacles; Unilaterally constrained minimization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PROBLEM SOLVING;

A POSTERIORI ERROR ESTIMATES; ADAPTIVE FINITE ELEMENTS; CONFORMING METHODS; CONTACT PROBLEMS; FULL CONTACT; OBSTACLE PROBLEMS; OPTIMAL CONVERGENCE RATE; THIN OBSTACLES; UNILATERALLY CONSTRAINED MINIMIZATION;

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 39449115451     PISSN: 10526234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/05064597X     Document Type: Article

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