p- and hp- Finite Element Methods

Download or read book p- and hp- Finite Element Methods written by C. Schwab and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1998-10-15 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The finite element method (FEM) is a numerical procedure for solving differential equations. Ever-increasing computing power means that engineers and applied mathematicians are seeking more complicated and sophisticated numerical methods to obtain progressively more accurate answers to problems in solid and fluid mechanics. The p- and hp- finite element methods are just such methods, and are therefore of great current interest. This book is the first to cover comprehensively the mathematical underpinnings of hp-FEM in one and two dimensions and pays particular attention to its applications in engineering.