An adaptive finite element method for solving a double well problem describing crystalline microstructure
Andreas Prohl (2010)
ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis
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The minimization of nonconvex functionals naturally arises in materials sciences where deformation gradients in certain alloys exhibit microstructures. For example, minimizing sequences of the nonconvex Ericksen-James energy can be associated with deformations in martensitic materials that are observed in experiments[2,3]. — From the numerical point of view, classical conforming and nonconforming finite element discretizations have been observed to give minimizers with their quality...