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In two-dimensional Lipschitz domains, we analyze a Brinkman--Darcy--Forchheimer problem on the weighted spaces $\mathbf{H}_0^1(\omega,\Omega) \times L^2(\omega,\Omega)/\mathbb{R}$, where $\omega$ belongs to the Muckenhoupt class $A_2$.…
We prove that a certain discrete energy for triangulated surfaces, defined in the spirit of discrete differential geometry, converges to the Willmore energy in the sense of $\Gamma$-convergence. Variants of this discrete energy have been…
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We consider curvature depending variational models for image regularization, such as Euler's elastica. These models are known to provide strong priors for the continuity of edges and hence have important applications in shape-and image…
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We study the finite deformation of a thin, elastically heterogeneous sheet subject to electrostatic coupling. The interaction between mechanics and electrostatics is formulated as a saddle-point problem involving the deformation and the…
We construct a structure preserving non-conforming finite element approximation scheme for the bi-harmonic wave maps into spheres equation. It satisfies a discrete energy law and preserves the non-convex sphere constraint of the continuous…
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