Affine conjugate adaptive Newton methods for nonlinear elastomechanics

  • Authors:
  • Martin Weiser;Peter Deuflhard;Bodo Erdmann

  • Affiliations:
  • Zuse Institute Berlin, Berlin, Germany;Zuse Institute Berlin, Berlin, Germany;Zuse Institute Berlin, Berlin, Germany

  • Venue:
  • Optimization Methods & Software
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

The paper extends affine conjugate Newton methods from convex to nonconvex minimization, with particular emphasis on PDE problems originating from compressible hyperelasticity. On the basis of well-known schemes from finite dimensional nonlinear optimization, three different algorithmic variants are worked out in a function space setting, which permits an adaptive multilevel finite element implementation. These algorithms are tested on two well-known 3D test problems and a real-life example from surgical operation planning.