On the variational approximation of combined second and fourth order geometric evolution equations

SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1006-1041

  Barrett, John W ^a   Garcke, Harald ^b   Nürnberg, Robert ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

(Inverse) mean curvature flow; Nonlinear curve evolution; Parametric finite elements; Schur complement; Surface attachment limited kinetics; Surface diffusion; Tangential movement; Triple junctions

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; LAPLACE EQUATION; SURFACE DIFFUSION; THEOREM PROVING;

NONLINEAR CURVE EVOLUTION; PARAMETRIC FINITE ELEMENTS; SCHUR COMPLEMENT; SURFACE ATTACHMENT LIMITED KINETICS; TANGENTIAL MOVEMENT; TRIPLE JUNCTIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

EID: 40849115309     PISSN: 10648275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/060653974     Document Type: Article

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