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A Comprehensive Study of Adjoint-Based Optimization of Non-Linear Systems with Application to Burgers' Equation

Computational Physics 2022-09-08 v1

Abstract

In the context of adjoint-based optimization, nonlinear conservation laws pose significant problems regarding the existence and uniqueness of both direct and adjoint solutions, as well as the well-posedness of the problem for sensitivity analysis and gradient-based optimization algorithms. In this paper we will analyze the convergence of the adjoint equations to known exact solutions of the inviscid Burgers' equation for a variety of numerical schemes. The effect of the non-differentiability of the underlying approximate Riemann solver, complete vs. incomplete differentiation of the discrete schemes and inconsistencies in time advancement will be discussed.

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@article{arxiv.2209.03270,
  title  = {A Comprehensive Study of Adjoint-Based Optimization of Non-Linear Systems with Application to Burgers' Equation},
  author = {Alexandru Fikl and Vincent Le Chenadec and Taraneh Sayadi and Peter J. Schmid},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.03270},
  year   = {2022}
}

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28 pages, 6 figures, published 10 Jun 2016