The shape derivative for an optimization problem in lithotripsy

Barbara  Kaltenbacher; Gunther  Peichl

doi:10.3934/eect.2016011

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2016, Volume 5, Issue 3: 399-430. Doi: 10.3934/eect.2016011

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The shape derivative for an optimization problem in lithotripsy

Barbara Kaltenbacher^1, and
Gunther Peichl^2,

1.
Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Universitätsstraße 65-67, 9020 Klagenfurt
2.
University of Graz, Heinrichstraße 36, 8010 Graz

Received: December 31, 2015

Revised: February 29, 2016

Published: August 2016

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In this paper we consider a shape optimization problem motivated by the use of high intensity focused ultrasound in lithotripsy. This leads to the problem of designing a Neumann boudary part in the context of the Westervelt equation, which is a common model in nonlinear acoustics. Based on regularity results for solutions of this equation and its linearization, we rigorously compute the shape derivative for this problem, relying on the variational framework from [9].

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Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 49Q10, 35L72; Secondary: 35L80, 49K20.

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