A posteriori and a priori error analysis for finite element approximations of self-adjoint elliptic eigenvalue problems

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 608-625

  Larson, Mats G ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A priori and a posteriori error estimates; Eigenvalue problem; Finite element method; Stability analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034448598     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036142997320164     Document Type: Article

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