The convergence of mimetic discretization for rough grids

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 47, Issue 10-11, 2004, Pages 1565-1610

  Hyman, J M ^a   Steinberg, S ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; Finite volume method; Mimetic discretization

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DIFFUSION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; THEOREM PROVING; VECTORS;

CONVERGENCE; LAPLACE'S EQUATION; MIMETIC DISCRETIZATION; VECTOR FIELDS;

LAPLACE TRANSFORMS;

EID: 9644278161     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.camwa.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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