Error control for molecular statics problems

International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 647-662

  Prudhomme, Serge ^a   Bauman, Paul T ^a   Oden, J Tinsley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Error estimation; Goal oriented adaptive modeling; Molecular statics; Multiscale problems; Quasicontinuum method

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ERROR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

ERROR CONTROL; GOAL-ORIENTED ADAPTIVE MODELING; MOLECULAR STATICS; MULTISCALE PROBLEMS; QUASICONTINUUM METHOD;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 34247195458     PISSN: 15431649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJMultCompEng.v4.i5-6.60     Document Type: Article

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