The Finite Element Method and Its Reliability

The Finite Element Method and Its Reliability
ISBN-10
0198502761
ISBN-13
9780198502760
Category
Mathematics
Pages
802
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
Ivo Babuška, Theofanis Strouboulis, Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science and Professor of Mathematics Ivo Babuska

Description

The finite element method is a numerical method widely used in engineering. Experience shows that unreliable computation can lead to very serious consequences. Hence reliability questions stand are at the forefront of engineering and theoretical interests. This book presents the mathematical theory of the finite element method and is the first to focus on the questions of how reliable computed results really are. It addresses among other topics the local behaviour, errors caused by pollution, superconvergence, and optimal meshes. Many computational examples illustrate the importance of the theoretical conclusions for practical computations. Graduate students, lecturers, and researchers in mathematics, engineering, and scientific computation will benefit from the clear structure of the book, and will find this a very useful reference.

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