Implementation Methodology
The optimisation problem posed above implies the need for a discrete optimisation over every point in domain . But, implementation of such a scheme is not yet practicable. So, people adopt continuous optimisation strategies, where they assume that the variable varies continuously over the domain . This problem is then solved over a set of finite elements obtained from meshing of the domain.
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