Convergence analysis of a quasi-continuum approximation for a two-dimensional material without defects

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 313-332

  Lin, Ping ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Global minimization; Lattice statics; Lennard Jones potential; Material defects; Quasi continuum approximation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

LATTICE STATICS; LENNARD-JONES POTENTIAL; MATERIAL DEFECTS; QUASI-CONTINUUM APPROXIMATION;

APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS;

EID: 36649017836     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/050636772     Document Type: Article

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