Discretization of continuum physics – a comparison of numerical methods from a physical point of view; pp. 145–154

For numerical calculations in continuum physics partial differential equations and the space-time are discretized. This can be done in different ways. Common approaches are finite difference methods and finite element methods, more rarely finite volume methods are used. Each method has different mat...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences
Main Author: Heiko Herrmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2008-08-01
Online Access:https://kirj.ee/public/proceedings_pdf/2008/issue_3/proc-2008-3-145-154.pdf