Mixed finite element methods for linear elasticity with weakly imposed symmetry

Mathematics of Computation

Volumn 76, Issue 260, 2007, Pages 1699-1723

  Arnold, Douglas N ^a   Falk, Richard S ^b   Winther, Ragnar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Finite element; Mixed method

Indexed keywords

EID: 37049035279     PISSN: 00255718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0025-5718-07-01998-9     Document Type: Article

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