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20142026
most citedA phase field approach to shape optimization in Navier--Stokes flow with integral state constraint

24 citations · 87 across the 19 of their papers we have counts for

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21 papers

math.OC2026

Combining diffuse and sharp interface methods in shape optimisation

Philip J. Herbert, Michael Hinze, Christian Kahle

We develop a concept for the numerical treatment of shape optimization problems based on the combination of phase field and sharp interface methods. On the one hand, phase field me…

math.NA2026

A reduced basis method for parabolic PDEs based on a space-time least squares formulation

Michael Hinze, Christian Kahle, Michael Stahl

In this work, we present a POD-greedy reduced basis method for parabolic partial differential equations (PDEs), based on the least squares space-time formulation proposed in [Hinze…

math.OC2026

Long-time behavior of solutions to a fluid dynamic shape optimization problem via phase-field method

Michael Hinze, Christian Kahle, John Sebastian H. Simon

We investigate the long time behavior of solutions to a shape and topology optimization problem with respect to the time-dependent Navier--Stokes equations. The sought topology is…

math.NA2023

A least-squares space-time approach for parabolic equations

Michael Hinze, Christian Kahle, Michael Stahl

We propose a least squares formulation for abstract parabolic equations in the natural norm which only relies on natural regularity assumptions on the da…

math.OC2023★ 1 cited

Sharp-interface limit of a multi-phase spectral shape optimization problem for elastic structures

Harald Garcke, Paul Hüttl, Christian Kahle +1

We consider an optimization problem for the eigenvalues of a multi-material elastic structure that was previously introduced by Garcke et al. [Adv. Nonlinear Anal. 11 (2022), no. 1…

math.OC2021★ 6 cited

Phase-Field Methods for Spectral Shape and Topology Optimization

Harald Garcke, Paul Hüttl, Christian Kahle +2

We optimize a selection of eigenvalues of the Laplace operator with Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions by adjusting the shape of the domain on which the eigenvalue problem is…

physics.flu-dyn2020★ 4 cited

Optimal Control of Droplets on a Solid Surface using Distributed Contact Angles

Henning Bonart, Christian Kahle, Jens-Uwe Repke

Controlling the shape and position of moving and pinned droplets on a solid surface is an important feature often found in microfluidic applications. However, automating them, e.g.…

math.NA2020

Optimal Control of Sliding Droplets using the Contact Angle Distribution

Henning Bonart, Christian Kahle

Controlling the shape and position of moving and pinned droplets on a solid surface is an important feature often found in microfluidic applications. In this work, we consider a we…

math.NA2018

Finite element error estimates in for regularized discrete approximations to the obstacle problem

Dominik Hafemeyer, Christian Kahle, Johannes Pfefferer

This work is concerned with quasi-optimal a-priori finite element error estimates for the obstacle problem in the -norm. The discrete approximations are introduced as solution…

math.NA2018

A FEM for an optimal control problem subject to the fractional Laplace equation

Stefan Dohr, Christian Kahle, Sergejs Rogovs +1

We study the numerical approximation of linear-quadratic optimal control problems subject to the fractional Laplace equation with its spectral definition. We compute an approximati…

physics.comp-ph2018★ 21 cited

Comparison of Energy Stable Simulation of Moving Contact Line Problems using a Thermodynamically Consistent Cahn-Hilliard Navier-Stokes Model

Henning Bonart, Christian Kahle, Jens-Uwe Repke

Liquid droplets sliding along solid surfaces are a frequently observed phenomenon in nature, e.g., raindrops on a leaf, and in everyday situations, e.g., drops of water in a drinki…

math.NA2018★ 23 cited

Bayesian parameter identification in Cahn-Hilliard models for biological growth

Christian Kahle, Kei Fong Lam, Jonas Latz +1

We consider the inverse problem of parameter estimation in a diffuse interface model for tumour growth. The model consists of a fourth-order Cahn-Hilliard system and contains three…

math.OC2017

Parameter identification via optimal control for a Cahn--Hilliard-chemotaxis system with a variable mobility

Christian Kahle, Kei Fong Lam

We consider the inverse problem of identifying parameters in a variant of the diffuse interface model for tumour growth model proposed by Garcke, Lam, Sitka and Styles (Math. Model…

math.OC2017★ 24 cited

A phase field approach to shape optimization in Navier--Stokes flow with integral state constraint

Harald Garcke, Michael Hinze, Christian Kahle +1

We consider the shape optimization of an object in Navier--Stokes flow by employing a combined phase field and porous medium approach, along with additional perimeter regularizatio…

math.OC2016★ 1 cited

Optimal Control of time-discrete two-phase flow driven by a diffuse-interface model

Harald Garcke, Michael Hinze, Christian Kahle

We propose a general control framework for two-phase flows with variable densities in the diffuse interface formulation, where the distribution of the fluid components is described…

math.NA2016

Preconditioning of a coupled Cahn--Hilliard Navier--Stokes system

Jessica Bosch, Christian Kahle, Martin Stoll

Recently, Garcke et al.[Garcke, Hinze, Kahle, A stable and linear time discretization for a thermodynamically consistent model for two-phase incompressible flow, Applied Numerical…

math.NA2016

Diffuse interface approaches in atmosphere and ocean - modeling and numerical implementation

Harald Garcke, Michael Hinze, Christian Kahle

We propose to model physical effects at the sharp density interface between atmosphere and ocean with the help of diffuse interface approaches for multiphase flows with variable de…

math.NA2015★ 3 cited

A bound for the Cahn--Hilliard equation with relaxed non-smooth free energy

Christian Kahle

Phase field models are widely used to describe multiphase systems. Here a smooth indicator function, called phase field, is used to describe the spatial distribution of the phases…

math.OC2015

Shape optimization for surface functionals in Navier--Stokes flow using a phase field approach

Harald Garcke, Claudia Hecht, Michael Hinze +2

We consider shape and topology optimization for fluids which are governed by the Navier--Stokes equations. Shapes are modelled with the help of a phase field approach and the solid…

math.OC2014★ 2 cited

Numerical approximation of phase field based shape and topology optimization for fluids

Harald Garcke, Claudia Hecht, Michael Hinze +1

We consider the problem of finding optimal shapes of fluid domains. The fluid obeys the Navier--Stokes equations. Inside a holdall container we use a phase field approach using dif…

math.AP2014★ 2 cited

A stable and linear time discretization for a thermodynamically consistent model for two-phase incompressible flow

Harald Garcke, Michael Hinze, Christian Kahle

A new time discretization scheme for the numerical simulation of two-phase flow governed by a thermodynamically consistent diffuse interface model is presented. The scheme is consi…