The numerical solution of diffusion problems in strongly heterogeneous non-isotropic materials

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 130-148

  Hyman, James ^a   Shashkov, Mikhail ^a   Steinberg, Stanly ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVERSE PROBLEMS; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; VECTOR SPACES;

DIFFUSION PROBLEMS; FINITE-DIFFERENCE ALGORITHMS; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIA; INNER PRODUCT; NON-ISOTROPIC MATERIAL; NON-ISOTROPIC MEDIA; NON-UNIFORM GRIDS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; SECOND ORDERS; SECOND-ORDER METHODS;

TENSORS;

EID: 0000536753     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.1996.5633     Document Type: Article

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