Finite element approximations to surfaces of prescribed variable mean curvature

Gerhard Dziuk*, John E. Hutchinson

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    Abstract

    We give an algorithm for finding finite element approximations to surfaces of prescribed variable mean curvature, which span a given boundary curve. We work in the parametric setting and prove optimal estimates in the H 1 norm. The estimates are verified computationally.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)611-648
    Number of pages38
    JournalNumerische Mathematik
    Volume102
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2006

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