A Semismooth Newton Solver and its application to an $hp$-FE Discretization in Elastoplasticity

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Main Authors: Bammer, Patrick, Banz, Lothar, Schönauer, Miriam, Schröder, Andreas
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author Bammer, Patrick
Banz, Lothar
Schönauer, Miriam
Schröder, Andreas
author_facet Bammer, Patrick
Banz, Lothar
Schönauer, Miriam
Schröder, Andreas
contents In this paper, we consider a class of systems of nonlinear equations, which arise in discretized mixed formulations of problems in solid mechanics by $hp$-finite elements. We introduce a semismooth Newton solver for this specific class and prove its well-definedness and local convergence. Thereby, the analysis heavily relies on a special eigenvalue interplay of two matrices involved in the considered nonlinear system. Next, we apply the general results to an $hp$-finite element discretization of a problem in elastoplasticity, which can be formulated as a system of nonlinear equations of the above type by using biorthogonal basis functions. Finally, numerical examples demonstrate the applicability and robustness of the proposed semismooth Newton solver with respect to $h$ and $p$.
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spellingShingle A Semismooth Newton Solver and its application to an $hp$-FE Discretization in Elastoplasticity
Bammer, Patrick
Banz, Lothar
Schönauer, Miriam
Schröder, Andreas
Numerical Analysis
65H10, 65N30
G.1.5; G.1.8
In this paper, we consider a class of systems of nonlinear equations, which arise in discretized mixed formulations of problems in solid mechanics by $hp$-finite elements. We introduce a semismooth Newton solver for this specific class and prove its well-definedness and local convergence. Thereby, the analysis heavily relies on a special eigenvalue interplay of two matrices involved in the considered nonlinear system. Next, we apply the general results to an $hp$-finite element discretization of a problem in elastoplasticity, which can be formulated as a system of nonlinear equations of the above type by using biorthogonal basis functions. Finally, numerical examples demonstrate the applicability and robustness of the proposed semismooth Newton solver with respect to $h$ and $p$.
title A Semismooth Newton Solver and its application to an $hp$-FE Discretization in Elastoplasticity
topic Numerical Analysis
65H10, 65N30
G.1.5; G.1.8
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.17295