Mixed finite element methods on nonmatching multiblock grids

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1295-1315

  Arbogast, Todd ^a   Cowsar, Lawrence C ^b   Wheeler, Mary F ^a   Yotov, Ivan ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Error estimates; Mixed finite element; Mortar finite element; Multiblock; Nonconforming grids; Superconvergence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001476939     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036142996308447     Document Type: Article

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