Two-grid methods for mixed finite-element solution of coupled reaction-diffusion systems

Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 589-604

  Wu, Li ^a,b   Allen, Myron B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixed finite element methods; Pattern formation; Reaction diffusion systems; Two grid methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037638478     PISSN: 0749159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2426(199909)15:5<589::AID-NUM6>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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