Numerische Mathematik

, Volume 43, Issue 1, pp 59–82 | Cite as

A method of solving nonlinear variational problems by nonlinear transformation of the objective functional. Part I

  • Alexander Eydeland
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Summary

A general globally convergent iterative method for solving nonlinear variational problems is introduced. The method is applied to a temperature control problem and to the minimal surface problem. Several aspects of finite element implementation of the method are discussed.

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AMS(MOS): 65K10 CR: 5.15 5.41 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Alexander Eydeland
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  1. 1.Department of MathematicsUniversity of MassachusettsAmherstUSA

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