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Rafael Arndt

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arXiv2022

Optimal Control of a Quasi-Variational Sweeping Process

The paper addresses the study of a class of evolutionary quasi-variational inequalities of the parabolic type arising in the formation and growth models of granular and cohensionless materials. Such models and their mathematical descriptions are highly challenging and require powerful tools of their analysis and implementation. We formulate a space-time continuous optimal control problem for a basic model of this type, develop several regularization and approximation procedures, and establish the existence of optimal solutions for the time-continuous and space-discrete problem. Viewing a version of this problem as a controlled quasi-variational sweeping process leads us to deriving necessary optimality conditions for the fully discrete problem by using the advanced machinery of variational analysis and generalized differentiation.

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arXiv2021

Differentiability and Control of a Model for Granular Material Accumulation

We consider differentiability issues associated to the problem of minimizing the accumulation of a granular cohesionless material on a certain surface. The design variable or control is determined by source locations and intensity thereof. The control problem is described by an optimization problem in function space and constrained by a variational inequality or a non-smooth equation. We address a regularization approach via a family of nonlinear partial differential equations, and provide a novel result of Newton differentiability of the control-to-state map. Further, we discuss solution algorithms for the state equation as well as for the optimization problem.

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arXiv2021

Non-diffusive Variational Problems with Distributional and Weak Gradient Constraints

In this paper, we consider non-diffusive variational problems with mixed boundary conditions and (distributional and weak) gradient constraints. The upper bound in the constraint is either a function or a Borel measure, leading to the state space being a Sobolev one or the space of functions of bounded variation. We address existence and uniqueness of the model under low regularity assumptions, and rigorously identify its Fenchel pre-dual problem. The latter in some cases is posed on a non-standard space of Borel measures with square integrable divergences. We also establish existence and uniqueness of solutions to this pre-dual problem under some assumptions. We conclude the paper by introducing a mixed finite-element method to solve the primal-dual system. The numerical examples confirm our theoretical findings.

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arXiv2020

On existence and uniqueness of solutions to a Boussinesq system with nonlinear and mixed boundary conditions

We study a Boussinesq system in a bounded domain with an outlet boundary portion where fluid can leave or re-enter. On this boundary part, we consider a do-nothing condition for the fluid flow, and a new artificial condition for the heat transfer that couples nonlinearly the fluid velocity and temperature. The latter can be further adjusted if convective or conductive phenomena are dominant. We prove existence and, in some cases, uniqueness of weak solutions to stationary and evolutionary problems by a fixed point strategy under suitable assumptions on the data. A variety of numerical tests shows the improved performance of the new artificial condition with respect to other standard choices in the literature.

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