A hybrid-Trefftz finite element model for Helmholtz problem

Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2047-2060

  Sze, K Y ^a   Cheung, Y K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Finite element; Helmholtz; Hybrid; Trefftz; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

WAVE PROPAGATION;

FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; HELMHOLTZ; HELMHOLTZ PROBLEMS; HYBRID; HYBRID MODELS; NUMERICAL TESTS; QUADRILATERAL ELEMENTS; SOLUTION SETS; TREFFTZ; VARIATIONAL FUNCTIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 61749095605     PISSN: 10698299     EISSN: 10990887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cnm.1094     Document Type: Article

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