PDE constrained shape optimisation with first-order and Newton-type methods in the $W^{1,\infty}$ topology

Abstract: We present a general shape optimisation framework based on the method of mappings in the $W^{1,\infty}$ topology. We propose steepest descent and Newton-like minimisation algorithms for the numerical solution of the respective shape optimisation problems. Our work is built upon previous work of the authors in (Deckelnick, Herbert, and Hinze, ESAIM: COCV 28 (2022)), where a $W^{1,\infty}$ framework for star-shaped domains is proposed. To illustrate our approach we present a selection of PDE constrained shape optimisation problems and compare our findings to results from so far classical Hilbert space methods and recent $p$-approximations.