Issues related to least-squares finite element methods for the stokes equations

SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 878-906

  Deangt, Jennifer M ^a,b   Gunzburger, Max D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element methods; Least squares; Stokes equations

Indexed keywords

LEAST SQUARES FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NONLINEAR NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS;

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0032226442     PISSN: 10648275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/s1064827595294526     Document Type: Article

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