Speak of the devil. I will try to attend this talk next month, though it looks like it will focus on more exotic FE spaces...
-J Sue Hennigar writes: > ICES SEMINAR > > Prof. Nilima Nigam > Department of Mathematics and Statistics > McGill University > "High-order Conforming Finite Elements for a Pyramid" > > Abstract: > Pyramidal elements can arise in hybrid meshes as "gluing" elements > between hexahedral and tetrahedral structures. A long-outstanding > problem has been how to design high-order conforming finite elements on > the pyramid, which are compatible on their faces and edges with existing > elements from neighbouring tetrahedra or hexahedra. In this joint with > Joel Phillips, we present high-order elements, which satisfy the exact > sequence property for H1, H(curl), H(div) and L2, and which also have > the required compatibility features. Projection-based interpolation > provides a natural strategy for the > construction, and also allows for a commuting diagram property. Along > the way, we describe the (surprising) result that such finite elements > cannot comprise of polynomial functions alone. > > February 7, 2008 > 3:30 - 5:00 pm > ACES 6.304 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Libmesh-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libmesh-users
