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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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Eydeland, A. A method of solving nonlinear variational problems by nonlinear transformation of the objective functional. Part I. Numer. Math. 43, 59–82 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01389638
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