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Worst-case shape optimization for the Dirichlet energy

Optimization and Control 2016-05-18 v1

Abstract

We consider the optimization problem for a shape cost functional F(Ω,f)F(\Omega,f) which depends on a domain Ω\Omega varying in a suitable admissible class and on a "right-hand side" ff. More precisely, the cost functional FF is given by an integral which involves the solution uu of an elliptic PDE in Ω\Omega with right-hand side ff; the boundary conditions considered are of the Dirichlet type. When the function ff is only known up to some degree of uncertainty, our goal is to obtain the existence of an optimal shape in the worst possible situation. Some numerical simulations are provided, showing the difference in the optimal shape between the case when ff is perfectly known and the case when only the worst situation is optimized.

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@article{arxiv.1605.05096,
  title  = {Worst-case shape optimization for the Dirichlet energy},
  author = {José Carlos Bellido and Giuseppe Buttazzo and Bozhidar Velichkov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.05096},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

14 pages, 8 figures

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