Adjoint operators for the natural discretizations of the divergence, gradient and curl on logically rectangular grids

Applied Numerical Mathematics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 413-442

  Hyman, James M ^a   Shashkov, Mikhail ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete vector analysis; Finite difference; Logically rectangular grids

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TENSORS; VECTORS;

ADJOINT OPERATORS; DIFFERENTIAL OPERATORS; LOGICALLY RECTANGULAR GRIDS;

MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS;

EID: 0031333803     PISSN: 01689274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9274(97)00097-4     Document Type: Article

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