Exponential Convergence of the hp-DGFEM for Diffusion Problems

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 183-205

  Wihler, T P ^a   Frauenfelder, P ^a   Schwab, C ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diffusion problems; Discontinuous Galerkin methods; Exponential convergence; Finite element methods; Singularities in polygons

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DIFFUSION PROBLEMS;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 0042324063     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0898-1221(03)90088-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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