Cardiac electromechanics: The effect of contraction model on the mathematical problem and accuracy of the numerical scheme

Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 375-399

  Pathmanathan, P ^a   Chapman, S J ^a   Gavaghan, D J ^a   Whiteley, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BULK DEFORMATION; CARDIAC ELECTROMECHANICS; CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CELLULAR LEVELS; EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT SCHEMES; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; MATERIAL BEHAVIOUR; MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS; NONLINEAR ELASTICITY; NUMERICAL SCHEME; STRETCH RATE; THIRD-ORDER; TIME STEP; TISSUE DEFORMATIONS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEFORMATION; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; NUMBER THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; STABILITY CRITERIA;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 77955701094     PISSN: 00335614     EISSN: 14643855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmam/hbq014     Document Type: Article

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