Finite volume approximation of elliptic problems and convergence of an approximate gradient

Applied Numerical Mathematics

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 31-53

  Eymard, R ^a   Gallouet T ^a   Herbin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PROVENCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; PROBLEM SOLVING; THEOREM PROVING;

ELLIPTIC PROBLEMS; FINITE VOLUME PIECEWISE CONSTANT APPROXIMATION;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

EID: 0035311246     PISSN: 01689274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9274(00)00024-6     Document Type: Article

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