Matrix decomposition algorithms for elliptic boundary value problems: A survey

Numerical Algorithms

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 253-295

  Bialecki, Bernard ^a   Fairweather, Graeme ^b   Karageorghis, Andreas ^c  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b American Mathematical Society   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Biharmonic equation; Elliptic boundary value problems; Fast Fourier transforms; Finite difference methods; Finite element Galerkin methods; Matrix decomposition algorithms; Method of fundamental solutions; Poisson's equation; Spectral methods; Spline collocation methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028115746     PISSN: 10171398     EISSN: 15729265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11075-010-9384-y     Document Type: Article

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