Isoparametric finite element methods for mean curvature flow and surface diffusion

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Auteurs principaux: Garcke, Harald, Nürnberg, Robert, Praetorius, Simon, Zhang, Ganghui
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author Garcke, Harald
Nürnberg, Robert
Praetorius, Simon
Zhang, Ganghui
author_facet Garcke, Harald
Nürnberg, Robert
Praetorius, Simon
Zhang, Ganghui
contents We propose higher-order isoparametric finite element approximations for mean curvature flow and surface diffusion. The methods are natural extensions of the piecewise linear finite element methods introduced by Barrett, Garcke, and Nürnberg (BGN) in a series of papers in 2007 and 2008. The proposed schemes exhibit unconditional energy stability and inherit the favorable mesh quality of the original BGN methods. Moreover, in the case of surface diffusion we present structure-preserving higher-order isoparametric finite element methods. In addition to being unconditionally stable, these also conserve the enclosed volume. Extensive numerical results demonstrate the higher-order spatial accuracy, the unconditional energy stability, the volume preservation for surface diffusion, and the good mesh quality.
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spellingShingle Isoparametric finite element methods for mean curvature flow and surface diffusion
Garcke, Harald
Nürnberg, Robert
Praetorius, Simon
Zhang, Ganghui
Numerical Analysis
65M60, 65M12, 35K55, 53C44
We propose higher-order isoparametric finite element approximations for mean curvature flow and surface diffusion. The methods are natural extensions of the piecewise linear finite element methods introduced by Barrett, Garcke, and Nürnberg (BGN) in a series of papers in 2007 and 2008. The proposed schemes exhibit unconditional energy stability and inherit the favorable mesh quality of the original BGN methods. Moreover, in the case of surface diffusion we present structure-preserving higher-order isoparametric finite element methods. In addition to being unconditionally stable, these also conserve the enclosed volume. Extensive numerical results demonstrate the higher-order spatial accuracy, the unconditional energy stability, the volume preservation for surface diffusion, and the good mesh quality.
title Isoparametric finite element methods for mean curvature flow and surface diffusion
topic Numerical Analysis
65M60, 65M12, 35K55, 53C44
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.10774