Approximation with harmonic and generalized harmonic polynomials in the partition of unity method

Computer Assisted Mechanics and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 607-632

  Melenk, J M ^a   Babuska I ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POLYNOMIALS;

HARMONIC FUNCTIONS; SOBOLEV NORMS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031357421     PISSN: 1232308X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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