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The Finite Element (FE) Method

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The finite element (FE) method has become the standard numerical calculation scheme for the computer simulation of physical systems [1–3].

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Kaltenbacher, M. (2015). The Finite Element (FE) Method. In: Numerical Simulation of Mechatronic Sensors and Actuators. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40170-1_2

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