A priori error estimates for finite element methods based on discontinuous approximation spaces for elliptic problems

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 902-931

  Rivière, Béatrice ^a   Wheeler, Mary F ^a   Girault, Vivette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Discontinuous Galerkin methods; Elliptic equations; Error estimates; Penalties

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035382415     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S003614290037174X     Document Type: Article

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