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Numerical approximation of optimal convex shapes

Optimization and Control 2018-10-26 v1

Abstract

This article investigates the numerical approximation of shape optimization problems with PDE constraint on classes of convex domains. The convexity constraint provides a compactness property which implies well posedness of the problem. Moreover, we prove the convergence of discretizations in two-dimensional situations. A numerical algorithm is devised that iteratively solves the discrete formulation. Numerical experiments show that optimal convex shapes are generally non-smooth and that three-dimensional problems require an appropriate relaxation of the convexity condition.

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@article{arxiv.1810.10735,
  title  = {Numerical approximation of optimal convex shapes},
  author = {Sören Bartels and Gerd Wachsmuth},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.10735},
  year   = {2018}
}
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