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Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-01-20 Philip J. Herbert

We introduce a novel method for the implementation of shape optimziation in fluid dynamics applications, where we propose to use the shape derivative to determine deformation fields with the help of the $p-$ Laplacian for $p > 2$. This…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-30 Peter Marvin Müller , Niklas Kühl , Martin Siebenborn , Klaus Deckelnick , Michael Hinze , Thomas Rung

We present a general shape optimisation framework based on the method of mappings in the $W^{1,\infty}$ topology. We propose steepest descent and Newton-like minimisation algorithms for the numerical solution of the respective shape…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-02 Klaus Deckelnick , Philip J. Herbert , Michael Hinze

We prove global convergence in function space for the steepest descent method in shape optimisation with semilinear elliptic partial differential equations. Steepest descent is realized in the Lipschitz topology. In addition, we prove a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-04 Klaus Deckelnick , Philip J. Herbert , Michael Hinze

Built upon previous work of the authors in (Deckelnick, Herbert, and Hinze, ESAIM: COCV 28 (2022)), we present a general shape optimisation framework based on the method of mappings in the $W^{1,\infty}$ topology together with a suitable…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-02 Klaus Deckelnick , Philip J. Herbert , Michael Hinze

We present a cut finite element method for shape optimization in the case of linear elasticity. The elastic domain is defined by a level-set function, and the evolution of the domain is obtained by moving the level-set along a velocity…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-02-05 Erik Burman , Daniel Elfverson , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson , Karl Larsson

This work develops an algorithm for PDE-constrained shape optimization based on Lipschitz transformations. Building on previous work in this field, the $p$-Laplace operator is utilized to approximate a descent method for Lipschitz shapes.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-04-24 Peter Marvin Müller , Jose Pinzon , Thomas Rung , Martin Siebenborn

In this work, the problem of shape optimization, subject to PDE constraints, is reformulated as an $L^p$ best approximation problem under divergence constraints to the shape tensor introduced in Laurain and Sturm: ESAIM Math. Model. Numer.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-04-02 Gerhard Starke

In this work, we present a novel approach for solving stochastic shape optimization problems. Our method is the extension of the classical stochastic gradient method to infinite-dimensional shape manifolds. We prove convergence of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-11-03 Caroline Geiersbach , Estefania Loayza-Romero , Kathrin Welker

In this paper, we propose a novel shape optimization approach for the source identification of elliptic equations. This identification problem arises from two application backgrounds: actuator placement in PDE-constrained optimal controls…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-07-04 Wei Gong , Ziyi Zhang

In this thesis we develop a functional analytic framework for shape optimization with elliptic partial differential equation (PDE) constraints in classical function spaces (H\"older spaces). This approach is motivated by shape optimization…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-01-20 Laura Bittner

In this paper, we perform a rigourous version of shape and topological derivatives for optimizations problems under constraint Helmoltz problems. A shape and topological optimization problem is formulated by introducing cost functional. We…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-11-17 Mame Gor Ngom , Ibrahima Faye , Diaraf Seck

In this paper, we apply the framework of optimal transport to the formulation of optimal design problems. By considering the Wasserstein space as a set of design variables, we associate each probability measure with a shape configuration of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-08 Fumiya Okazaki , Takayuki Yamada

We consider shape and topology optimization for fluids which are governed by the Navier--Stokes equations. Shapes are modelled with the help of a phase field approach and the solid body is relaxed to be a porous medium. The phase field…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-04-27 Harald Garcke , Claudia Hecht , Michael Hinze , Christian Kahle , Kei Fong Lam

The objective of this study is to address the difficulty of simplifying the geometric model in which a differential problem is formulated, also called defeaturing, while simultaneously ensuring that the accuracy of the solution is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-06-09 Jochen Hinz , Ondine Chanon , Alessandra Arrigoni , Annalisa Buffa

We optimize a selection of eigenvalues of the Laplace operator with Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions by adjusting the shape of the domain on which the eigenvalue problem is considered. Here, a phase-field function is used to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-01-23 Harald Garcke , Paul Hüttl , Christian Kahle , Patrik Knopf , Tim Laux

Shape optimization based on the shape calculus is numerically mostly performed by means of steepest descent methods. This paper provides a novel framework to analyze shape-Newton optimization methods by exploiting a Riemannian perspective.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-05-14 Volker Schulz

We introduce a novel mesh-free and direct method for computing the shape derivative in PDE-constrained shape optimization problems. Our approach is based on a probabilistic representation of the shape derivative and is applicable for…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-27 Luka Schlegel , Volker Schulz , Frank T. Seifried , Maximilian Würschmidt

Shape optimization models with one or more shapes are considered in this chapter. Of particular interest for applications are problems in which where a so-called shape functional is constrained by a partial differential equation (PDE)…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-07-19 Caroline Geiersbach , Estefania Loayza-Romero , Kathrin Welker

This work deals with shape optimization for contact mechanics. More specifically, the linear elasticity model is considered under the small deformations hypothesis, and the elastic body is assumed to be in contact (sliding or with Tresca…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-08-30 Bastien Chaudet-Dumas
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