Local maximum-entropy approximation schemes: A seamless bridge between finite elements and meshfree methods

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 65, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2167-2202

  Arroyo, Marino ^a,b   Ortiz, M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Approximation theory; Delaunay triangulation; Information theory; Maximum entropy; Meshfree methods

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; GALERKIN METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

DELAUNAY TRIANGULATION; MAXIMUM ENTROPY; MESHFREE METHODS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; GALERKIN METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 33645287543     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1534     Document Type: Article

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