Volume 24, Issue 3
Analysis of a Mixed Finite Element Method for a Phase Field Bending Elasticity Model of Vesicle Membrane Deformation

Qiang Du & Liyong Zhu

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J. Comp. Math., 24 (2006), pp. 265-280.

Published online: 2006-06

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In this paper, we study numerical approximations of a recently proposed phase field model for the vesicle membrane deformation governed by the variation of the elastic bending energy. To overcome the challenges of high order nonlinear differential systems and the nonlinear constraints associated with the problem, we present the phase field bending elasticity model in a nested saddle point formulation. A mixed finite element method is then employed to compute the equilibrium configuration of a vesicle membrane with prescribed volume and surface area. Coupling the approximation results for a related linearized problem and the general theory of Brezzi-Rappaz-Raviart, optimal order error estimates for the finite element approximations of the phase field model are obtained. Numerical results are provided to substantiate the derived estimates.

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Bio-membrane Elastic bending energy Phase field Finite element Nested mixed saddle point formulation Optimal error estimates

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TY - JOUR T1 - Analysis of a Mixed Finite Element Method for a Phase Field Bending Elasticity Model of Vesicle Membrane Deformation JO - Journal of Computational Mathematics VL - 3 SP - 265 EP - 280 PY - 2006 DA - 2006/06 SN - 24 DO - http://doi.org/ UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jcm/8751.html KW - Bio-membrane KW - Elastic bending energy KW - Phase field KW - Finite element KW - Nested mixed saddle point formulation KW - Optimal error estimates AB - In this paper, we study numerical approximations of a recently proposed phase field model for the vesicle membrane deformation governed by the variation of the elastic bending energy. To overcome the challenges of high order nonlinear differential systems and the nonlinear constraints associated with the problem, we present the phase field bending elasticity model in a nested saddle point formulation. A mixed finite element method is then employed to compute the equilibrium configuration of a vesicle membrane with prescribed volume and surface area. Coupling the approximation results for a related linearized problem and the general theory of Brezzi-Rappaz-Raviart, optimal order error estimates for the finite element approximations of the phase field model are obtained. Numerical results are provided to substantiate the derived estimates.
Qiang Du & Liyong Zhu. (1970). Analysis of a Mixed Finite Element Method for a Phase Field Bending Elasticity Model of Vesicle Membrane Deformation. Journal of Computational Mathematics. 24 (3). 265-280. doi:
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