Tensor finite elements for smectic liquid crystals

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Hauptverfasser: Führer, Thomas, Heuer, Norbert, Linß, Torsten
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author Führer, Thomas
Heuer, Norbert
Linß, Torsten
author_facet Führer, Thomas
Heuer, Norbert
Linß, Torsten
contents We present a tensor-based finite element scheme for a smectic-A liquid crystal model. We propose a simple Céa-type finite element projection in the linear case and prove its quasi-optimal convergence. Special emphasis is put on the formulation and treatment of appropriate boundary conditions. For the nonlinear case we present a formulation in two space dimensions and prove the existence of a solution. We propose a discretization that extends the linear case in Uzawa-fashion to the nonlinear case by an additional Poisson solver. Numerical results illustrate the performance and convergence of our schemes.
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spellingShingle Tensor finite elements for smectic liquid crystals
Führer, Thomas
Heuer, Norbert
Linß, Torsten
Numerical Analysis
65N30, 76A15, 49J10, 35B45, 65N12
We present a tensor-based finite element scheme for a smectic-A liquid crystal model. We propose a simple Céa-type finite element projection in the linear case and prove its quasi-optimal convergence. Special emphasis is put on the formulation and treatment of appropriate boundary conditions. For the nonlinear case we present a formulation in two space dimensions and prove the existence of a solution. We propose a discretization that extends the linear case in Uzawa-fashion to the nonlinear case by an additional Poisson solver. Numerical results illustrate the performance and convergence of our schemes.
title Tensor finite elements for smectic liquid crystals
topic Numerical Analysis
65N30, 76A15, 49J10, 35B45, 65N12
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.20493