An h-narrow band finite-element method for elliptic equations on implicit surfaces

IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 351-376

  Deckelnick, Klaus ^a   Dziuk, Gerhard ^b   Elliott, Charles M ^c   Heine, Claus Justus ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elliptic equations; Implicit surfaces; Level sets; Unfitted mesh finite element method

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; POISSON EQUATION;

COMPLICATED SURFACE; ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS; ELLIPTIC PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION; FINITE ELEMENT SPACE; IMPLICIT SURFACES; LEVEL SET; LEVEL SET FUNCTIONS; UNFITTED MESHES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 77950259990     PISSN: 02724979     EISSN: 14643642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imanum/drn049     Document Type: Article

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