Convergence analysis of an adaptive nonconforming finite element method

Numerische Mathematik

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 251-266

  Carstensen, Carsten ^a   Hoppe, Ronald H W ^b,c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

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EID: 33645521405     PISSN: 0029599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00211-005-0658-6     Document Type: Article

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