On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Roy Stogner <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, 20 Oct 2009, Tim Kroeger wrote: > >> Well, actually I don't know what Clough-Tocher elements are, hence it is >> possible that they are exactly what I am meaning, although I don't think so. > > No; they're still technically composite elements since they involve a > subelement partitioning, but with the CLOUGH elements it's just a > fixed partitioning to enable smoother shape functions with lower > degree polynomials.
Is this idea also sometimes called "overset grids"? Does it become any more challenging to numerically integrate the composite basis functions? -- John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ Libmesh-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libmesh-users
