A proof that a discrete delta function is second-order accurate

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 227, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 2195-2197

  Beale, J Thomas ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete delta function; Level set function; Surface integral

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; SET THEORY;

BIHARMONIC EQUATIONS; DISCRETE DELTA FUNCTION; FAST SOLUTIONS; LEVEL SET METHOD; LEVEL-SET FUNCTION; NUMERICAL APPROXIMATIONS; QUADRATURE RULES; SECOND ORDERS; SURFACE INTEGRALS;

DELTA FUNCTIONS;

EID: 38049012912     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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