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In this paper, by means of a standard model problem, we devise an approach to computing approximate dual bounds for use in global optimization of coefficient identification in partial differential equations (PDEs) by, e.g., (spatial)…

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Moreau-Yosida regularization is introduced into the framework of exact DFT. Moreau-Yosida regularization is a lossless operation on lower semicontinuous proper convex functions over separable Hilbert spaces, and when applied to the…

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We investigate the Moreau-Yosida regularization and the associated proximal map in the context of discrete gradient flow for the 2-Wasserstein metric. Our main results are a stepwise contraction property for the proximal map and an "above…

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Some prominent discretisation methods such as finite elements provide a way to approximate a function of $d$ variables from $n$ values it takes on the nodes $x_i$ of the corresponding mesh. The accuracy is $n^{-s_a/d}$ in $L^2$-norm, where…

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We consider inverse problems estimating distributed parameters from indirect noisy observations through discretization of continuum models described by partial differential or integral equations. It is well understood that the errors…

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