The mimetic finite difference method for the 3D magnetostatic field problems on polyhedral meshes

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 230, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 305-328

  Lipnikov, K ^a   Manzini, G ^b,c   Brezzi, F ^c   Buffa, A ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SCUOLA UNIVERSITARIA SUPERIORE IUSS PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Div curl equations; Magnetostatics; Mimetic finite differences; Polyhedral mesh

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MESH GENERATION; NUMERICAL METHODS;

DISCRETE OPERATORS; DIV-CURL EQUATION; DIVERGENCE FREE; MAGNETIC VECTOR POTENTIALS; MAGNETOSTATIC FIELD; MIMETIC FINITE DIFFERENCE; MIMETIC FINITE DIFFERENCE METHODS; MIMETICS; NUMERICAL TREATMENTS; POLYHEDRAL MESHES;

MAGNETOSTATICS;

EID: 78149411899     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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