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Eigenanalysis of differential operators, such as the Laplace operator or elastic energy Hessian, is typically restricted to a single shape and its discretization, limiting reduced order modeling (ROM). We introduce the first eigenanalysis…

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This paper is devoted to the analysis of multiphase shape optimization problems, which can formally be written as $\min\Big\{{g}(F_1(\Omega_1),\dots,F_h(\Omega_h))+ m\vert\,\bigcup_{i=1}^h\Omega_i\vert :\ \Omega_i\subset D,\ \Omega_i\cap…

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We consider the optimization problem for a shape cost functional $F(\Omega,f)$ which depends on a domain $\Omega$ varying in a suitable admissible class and on a "right-hand side" $f$. More precisely, the cost functional $F$ is given by an…

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Multi-material structural topology and shape optimization problems are formulated within a phase field approach. First-order conditions are stated and the relation of the necessary conditions to classical shape derivatives are discussed. An…

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We consider the multiphase shape optimization problem $$\min\Big\{\sum_{i=1}^h\lambda_1(\Omega_i)+\alpha|\Omega_i|:\ \Omega_i\ \hbox{open},\ \Omega_i\subset D,\ \Omega_i\cap\Omega_j=\emptyset\Big\},$$ where $\alpha>0$ is a given constant…

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We investigate the problem of finding the optimal shape and topology of a system of acoustic lenses in a dissipative medium. The sound propagation is governed by a general semilinear strongly damped wave equation. We introduce a phase-field…

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We develop mathematical models for shape design and topology optimization in structural contact problems involving friction between elastic and rigid bodies. The governing mechanical constraint is a nonlinear, non-smooth, and non-convex…

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Let $m$ be a bounded function and $\alpha$ a nonnegative parameter. This article is concerned with the first eigenvalue $\lambda\_\alpha(m)$ of the drifted Laplacian type operator $\mathcal L\_m$ given by $\mathcal L\_m(u)=…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-12-01 Idriss Mazari , Grégoire Nadin , Yannick Privat

A crucial problem in shape deformation analysis is to determine a deformation of a given shape into another one, which is optimal for a certain cost. It has a number of applications in particular in medical imaging. In this article we…

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We study optimal design problems involving variational inequalities with unilateral conditions in the domain and pointwise boundary observation. We use regularizing and penalization tehniques in the setting of the Hamiltonian approach to…

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We discuss first order optimality conditions for geometric optimization problems with Neumann boundary conditions and boundary observation. The methods we develop here are applicable to large classes of state systems or cost functionals.…

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In this paper we prove that solutions to several shape optimization problems in the plane, with a convexity constraint on the admissible domains, are polygons. The main terms of the shape functionals we consider are either E f ($\Omega$),…

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In this paper we analyze a shape optimization problem, with Stokes equations as the state problem, defined on a domain with a part of the boundary that is described as the graph of the control function. The state problem formulation is…

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We discuss a topology optimization problem for an elastoplastic medium. The distribution of material in a region is optimized with respect to a given target functional taking into account compliance. The incremental elastoplastic problem…

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In this work we consider topology optimization of systems, which are governed by the external Bernoulli free boundary problem. We utilize the so-called pseudo-solid approach to solve the governing free boundary problems during the…

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We deal with the geometrical inverse problem of the shape reconstruction of cavities in a bounded linear isotropic medium by means of boundary data. The problem is addressed from the point of view of optimal control: the goal is to minimize…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-07-26 Andrea Aspri

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A computer-assisted proof is proposed for the Laplacian eigenvalue minimization problems over triangular domains under diameter constraints. The proof utilizes recently developed guaranteed computation methods for both eigenvalues and…

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We derive novel algorithms for optimization problems constrained by partial differential equations describing multiscale particle dynamics, including non-local integral terms representing interactions between particles. In particular, we…

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