Second-order convex maximum entropy approximants with applications to high-order PDE

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 150-182

  Rosolen, A ^a   Millan D ^a   Arroyo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Higher order PDE; Maximum entropy approximants; Meshfree methods; Phase field; Structural vibrations; Thin shells

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMANTS; HIGHER ORDER PDE; MESH-FREE METHOD; PHASE FIELDS; STRUCTURAL VIBRATIONS; THIN SHELLS;

ASPECT RATIO; GALERKIN METHODS; PHASE INTERFACES; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

MAXIMUM ENTROPY METHODS;

EID: 84887212532     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.4443     Document Type: Article

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