On the convexity of C1 surfaces associated with some quadrilateral finite elements
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چکیده
We analyse the convexity property of two classical finite elements and of the associated piecewise polynomial C surfaces. The first one is the piecewise cubic quadrilateral of Fraeijs de Veubeke. The second one is a piecewise quadratic rectangle introduced by Sibson and Thomson and generalized by Sablonnière and Zedek. In both cases, we first study the local problem and then we extend our results to the associated C surfaces.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Adv. Comput. Math.
دوره 13 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000