MESHLESS METHODS AND THEIR NUMERICAL PROPERTIES

Meshless Methods and Their Numerical Properties

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-409

  Li, Hua ^a   Mulay, Shantanu S ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 85133035542     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b14492     Document Type: Book

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