An analysis of finite volume, finite element, and finite difference methods using some concepts from algebraic topology

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 289-309

  Mattiussi, Claudio ^a  

^a AREA Science Park   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; TOPOLOGY;

ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY; DISCRETIZATIONS; DUAL DISCRETIZATION; FIELD EQUATION; FINITE-DIFFERENCE METHODS; FINITE-VOLUME; GEOMETRIC INTERPRETATION; KEY ISSUES; OPTIMISATIONS; WEIGHTING FUNCTIONS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

EID: 0031570250     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.1997.5656     Document Type: Article

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