Finite cloud method: A true meshless technique based on fixed reproducing kernel approximation

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2373-2410

  Aluru, N R ^a   Li, Gang ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite cloud method; Fixed kernel technique; Meshless method; Point collocation; Reproducing kernel

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; INTERPOLATION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

FINITE CLOUD METHOD; TRUE MESHLESS METHOD;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

MATHEMATICAL METHOD;

EID: 0035836785     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.124     Document Type: Article

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