An adaptive finite element method for magnetohydrodynamics

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 318-336

  Strauss, H R ^a   Longcope, D W ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MESH GENERATION; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES;

'CURRENT; ACCURATE CALCULATIONS; ADAPTIVE FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; FINITE-ELEMENT DISCRETIZATION; LINEAR BASIS FUNCTION; PIECEWISE LINEAR; PIECEWISE-LINEAR; TWO-DIMENSIONAL; VORTICITY ADVECTION;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0011587765     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.1998.6091     Document Type: Article

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