Shape functions for polygonal domains with interior nodes

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1153-1172

  Malsch, Elisabeth Anna ^a   Dasgupta, Gautam ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble function; Distribution; Finite element; Meshless methods; Rational polynomial; Test function

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FUNCTIONS;

POLYGONAL DOMAINS; RITZ COORDINATE;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

MATHEMATICAL METHOD;

EID: 7044247826     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1099     Document Type: Article

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