Analytical approximation for the generalized laplace equation with step function coefficient

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1268-1281

  Sviercoski, R F ^a   Winter, C L ^b   Warrick, A W ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell problem; Generalized voigt reiss inequality; Homogenization; LP approximation; Laplace's equation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROXIMATIONS; COEFFICIENT FUNCTIONS; DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS; GENERALIZED VOIGT-REISS INEQUALITY; HOMOGENIZATION; LP-APPROXIMATION; LAPLACE'S EQUATION; LOWER BOUNDS; NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS; PERIODIC CELLS; PERIODIC FUNCTIONS; SCALE PARAMETERS; SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGS; SOBOLEV SPACES; STEP FUNCTIONS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CELLS; CONTROL THEORY; CYTOLOGY; INTEGRODIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

LAPLACE EQUATION;

EID: 55149113467     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/070683465     Document Type: Article

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