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Singular Finite Element Methods

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The key property of elliptic systems is that their solution tends to be as smooth as the data and other factors permit. This condition strikingly constrasts with hyperbolic systems, in which singular behavior (e.g., shocks) can arise even if all inputs are smooth.

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  1. NASA Langley Research Centre, 23665, Hampton, VA, USA

    D. L. Dwoyer

  2. Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering (ICASE) ICASE/NASA, NASA Langley Research Center, 23665, Hampton, VA, USA

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Fix, G.J. (1988). Singular Finite Element Methods. In: Dwoyer, D.L., Hussaini, M.Y., Voigt, R.G. (eds) Finite Elements. ICASE/NASA LaRC Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3786-0_3

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