Domain decomposition for a mixed finite element method in three dimensions

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 181-194

  Cai, Z ^a   Parashkevov, R R ^b   Russell, T F ^c   Wilson, J D ^d   Ye, X ^e  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^e University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Divergence free basis; Domain decomposition; Mixed finite element method; Second order elliptic problems

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DIVERGENCE FREE BASIS; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION; MIXED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RAVIART-THOMAS-NEDELEC VELOCITY SPACE; SECOND ORDER ELLIPTIC PROBLEMS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 1842459358     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036142996296935     Document Type: Article

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