Numerical approximation of curve evolutions in Riemannian manifolds

Barrett, John W. and Garcke, Harald and Nurnberg, Robert (2020) Numerical approximation of curve evolutions in Riemannian manifolds. IMA JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, 40 (3). pp. 1601-1651. ISSN 0272-4979, 1464-3642

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Abstract

We introduce variational approximations for curve evolutions in two-dimensional Riemannian manifolds that are conformally flat, i.e. conformally equivalent to the Euclidean plane. Examples include the hyperbolic plane, the hyperbolic disc and the elliptic plane, as well as any conformal parameterization of a two-dimensional manifold in R-d, d >= 3. In these spaces we introduce stable numerical schemes for curvature flow and curve diffusion, and we also formulate schemes for elastic flow. Variants of the schemes can also be applied to geometric evolution equations for axisymmetric hypersurfaces in R-d. Some of the schemes have very good properties with respect to the distribution of mesh points, which is demonstrated with the help of several numerical computations.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: PARAMETRIC APPROXIMATION; CURVATURE; SURFACES; FLOW; DYNAMICS; Riemannian manifolds; curve evolution equations; curvature flow; curve diffusion; elastic flow; hyperbolic plane; hyperbolic disc; elliptic plane; geodesic curve evolutions; finite element approximation; equidistribution
Subjects: 500 Science > 510 Mathematics
Divisions: Mathematics
Mathematics > Prof. Dr. Harald Garcke
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 19 Mar 2021 07:28
Last Modified: 19 Mar 2021 07:28
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/44253

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