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Fine numerical analysis of the crack-tip position for a Mumford-Shah minimizer. (English) Zbl 1398.74447

Summary: A new algorithm to determine the position of the crack (discontinuity set) of certain minimizers of Mumford-Shah functional in situations when a crack-tip occurs is introduced. The conformal mapping \(\tilde{z}=\sqrt{z}\) in the complex plane is used to transform the free discontinuity problem to a new type of free boundary problem, where the symmetry of the free boundary is an additional constraint of a non-local nature. Instead of traditional Jacobi or Newton iterative methods, we propose a simple iteration method which does not need the Jacobian but is way fast than the Jacobi iteration. In each iteration, a Laplace equation needs to be solved on an irregular domain with a Dirichlet boundary condition on the fixed part of the boundary; and a Neumann type boundary condition along the free boundary. The augmented immersed interface method is employed to solve the potential problem. The numerical results agree with the analytic analysis and provide insight into some open questions in free discontinuity problems.

MSC:

74S20 Finite difference methods applied to problems in solid mechanics
65M06 Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs
74A45 Theories of fracture and damage
49K20 Optimality conditions for problems involving partial differential equations
65M85 Fictitious domain methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs
35R35 Free boundary problems for PDEs
49M25 Discrete approximations in optimal control

Software:

IIMPACK

References:

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