Computational Comparison of Surface Metrics for PDE Constrained Shape Optimization

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Abstract We compare surface metrics for shape optimization problems with constraints, consisting mainly of partial differential equations (PDE), from a computational point of view. In particular, classical Laplace–Beltrami type metrics are compared with Steklov–Poincaré type metrics. The test problem is the minimization of energy dissipation of a body in a Stokes flow. We therefore set up a quasi-Newton method on appropriate shape manifolds together with an augmented Lagrangian framework, in order to enable a straightforward integration of geometric constraints for the shape. The comparison is focussed towards convergence behavior as well as effects on the mesh quality during shape optimization.