Numerical method for solving matrix coefficient elliptic equation with sharp-edged interfaces

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 229, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 7162-7179

  Hou, Songming ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Wang, Liqun ^a  

^a Louisiana Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

Elliptic equation; Jump condition; Matrix coefficient; Sharp edged interface

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

BODY FITTING; ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS; JUMP CONDITIONS; MATRIX COEFFICIENTS; NON-TRADITIONAL; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS; SECOND ORDERS; SHARP-EDGED INTERFACE; SOLVING MATRICES; ∞NORM;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 77955282617     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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