Convergence of adaptive finite element methods for eigenvalue problems

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 721-747

  Garau, Eduardo M ^a,b   Morin, Pedro ^a,b   Zuppa, Carlos ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b IMAL   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adaptivity; Convergence; Eigenvalue problems; Finite elements

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; ADAPTIVITY; CONVERGENCE; EIGENVALUE PROBLEM; EIGENVALUE PROBLEMS; ELLIPTIC EIGENVALUE PROBLEM; FINITE ELEMENTS; LAGRANGE FINITE ELEMENTS; MARKING STRATEGIES; MULTIPLE EIGENVALUES; SECOND ORDERS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SWITCHING SYSTEMS;

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS;

EID: 67650046936     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202509003590     Document Type: Article

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