Improved accuracy for alternating-direction methods for parabolic equations based on regular and mixed finite elements

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1279-1305

  Arbogast, Todd ^a   Huang, Chieh Sen ^b   Yang, Song Ming ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alternating directions method; Splitting error

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547247032     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202507002285     Document Type: Article

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