A multipoint flux mixed finite element method

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2082-2106

  Wheeler, Mary F ^a   Yotov, Ivan ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell centered finite difference; Error estimates; Mixed finite element; Multipoint flux approximation; Tensor coefficient

Indexed keywords

CELL CENTERED FINITE DIFFERENCE; MIXED FINITE ELEMENTS; MULTIPOINT FLUX APPROXIMATION; TENSOR COEFFICIENTS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRID COMPUTING; POROUS MATERIALS; TENSORS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 33947657066     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/050638473     Document Type: Article

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