An adaptive finite element method for magnetohydrodynamics

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 363-381

  Lankalapalli, S ^a   Flaherty, J E ^b   Shephard, M S ^b   Strauss, H ^c  

^a Third Wave Systems   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive h refinement; Incompressible MHD; Stabilized finite element formulation

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES;

ADAPTIVE FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; ADAPTIVE H-REFINEMENT; CURRENT SHEETS; FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATIONS; H-REFINEMENT; INCOMPRESSIBLE MHD; MHD EQUATIONS; SPATIAL ERRORS; STABILIZED FINITE ELEMENT; STABILIZED FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATION;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 34447293772     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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