A multilevel finite element method in space-time for the Navier-Stokes problem

Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1052-1078

  He, Yinnian ^a,c   Liu, Kam Moon ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Error estimate; Multi level finite element; Navier Stokes problem; Space time mesh

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844565929     PISSN: 0749159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/num.20077     Document Type: Article

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