How to construct a minimizing sequence?

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Let ${u_k}$ be a harmonic function sequence that is continuous on a unit disk. How to construct the sequence such that,

  1. $ {u_k}$ are piecewise smooth and $u_k=0 $ on the boundary
  2. $ {u_k}$ make the Dirichlet energy to be 0 as $ k\to \infty $
  3. $ {u_k} $ diverge in a set which is dense in the disc

is ${u_k}$ converge to 0 in $H_1(D)$ ?

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Using Poincare inequality (as $u_k = 0$ on the boundary) you can show that $||u_k||_2$ goes to zero. This means that $u_k \to 0$ in $L^2$. As $||Du_k||_2 \to 0$, $u_k$ converges to $0$ in $H^1_0$.