First variation of the general curvature-dependent surface energy

ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-79

  Doǧan, Günay ^a,b   Nochetto, Ricardo H ^c  

^a THEISS RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Gradient flow; Mean curvature; Surface energy; Willmore functional

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); IMAGE PROCESSING;

CLOSED SURFACES; GRADIENT FLOW; MEAN CURVATURE; PARAMETRIC FINITE ELEMENTS; STRONG FORM; VARIATIONAL STRUCTURES; WEIGHT FUNCTIONS; WILLMORE FUNCTIONAL;

INTERFACIAL ENERGY;

EID: 80054768049     PISSN: 28227840     EISSN: 28047214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/m2an/2011019     Document Type: Article

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