Framework for the a posteriori error analysis of nonconforming finite elements

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-82

  Carstensen, Carsten ^a   Hu, Jun ^b   Orlando, Antonio ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A posteriori error analysis; Nonconforming quadrilateral finite elements

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RELIABILITY THEORY;

A POSTERIORI ERROR ANALYSIS; NONCONFORMING QUADRILATERAL FINITE ELEMENTS;

ERROR ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548081435     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/050628854     Document Type: Article

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