Mixed finite element analysis and numerical solitary solution for the RLW equation

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-104

  Luo, Zhendong ^a   Liu, Ruxun ^b  

^a CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Error estimate; Mixed finite element; RLW equation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043235510     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/s0036142996312999     Document Type: Article

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