Improving the accuracy of the mini-element approximation to Navier-Stokes equations

IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 198-218

  Ayuso, Blanca ^a   De Frutos, Javier ^b   Novo, Julia ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mini element; Navier Stokes equations

Indexed keywords

VISCOUS FLOW;

BUBBLE FUNCTIONS; FIXED TIME; MINI-ELEMENT; POST-PROCESSING PROCEDURE; RATE OF CONVERGENCE; STOKES PROBLEM;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 50049091006     PISSN: 02724979     EISSN: 14643642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imanum/drl010     Document Type: Article

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