Mixed finite element methods for the fully nonlinear Monge-Ampère equation based on the vanishing moment method

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1226-1250

  Feng, Xiaobing ^a   Neilan, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fully nonlinear PDEs; Hermann Miyoshi element; Mixed finite element methods; Moment solutions; Monge Amp re type equations; Vanishing moment method; Viscosity solutions

Indexed keywords

FULLY NONLINEAR; HERMANN-MIYOSHI ELEMENT; MIXED FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; VANISHING MOMENT; VISCOSITY SOLUTIONS;

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; METHOD OF MOMENTS;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 77952098338     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/070710378     Document Type: Article

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