An analysis of monotonicity conditions in the mixed hybrid finite element method on unstructured triangulations

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 351-375

  Mazzia, Annamaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delaunay grids; Mixed hybrid finite element; Obtuse triangles

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; GEODESY; TRIANGULATION;

APPROXIMATION SPACES; BASIS FUNCTIONS; BOUNDARY ELEMENTS; DELAUNAY GRIDS; DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; DIRICHLET CONDITIONS; DISCRETE MAXIMUM PRINCIPLES; DISCRETIZATION; DO-MAINS; HYBRID DISCRETIZATION; INNER PRODUCTS; M MATRIXES; MIXED HYBRID FINITE ELEMENT; MONOTONICITY; MONOTONICITY CONDITIONS; MONOTONICITY PROPERTIES; OBTUSE TRIANGLES; SYSTEM MATRIXES; TRIANGULAR GRIDS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 57849090887     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2330     Document Type: Article

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