Solving the Cahn-Hilliard variational inequality with a semi-smooth Newton method

DOI10.1051/cocv/2010032zbMath1233.35132OpenAlexW2013173534MaRDI QIDQ3103957

Harald Garcke, Martin V. Butz, Luise Blank

Publication date: 19 December 2011

Published in: ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://eudml.org/doc/221916

zbMATH Keywords

discrete variational inequalityprimal-dual active set method

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of optimal control and differential games (49N90) Nonlinear parabolic equations (35K55) Unilateral problems for linear parabolic equations and variational inequalities with linear parabolic operators (35K85) Initial-boundary value problems for higher-order parabolic equations (35K35) Complementarity and equilibrium problems and variational inequalities (finite dimensions) (aspects of mathematical programming) (90C33) Stefan problems, phase changes, etc. (80A22) Theoretical approximation in context of PDEs (35A35) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M60) Dynamic and nonequilibrium phase transitions (general) in statistical mechanics (82C26)

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Uses Software

• UMFPACK
• ALBERTA

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