Dispersive properties of high-order finite elements

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The main difficultly of finite elements usage in numerical simulation of wave propagation relates to the numerical dispersion. This investigation of dispersive properties of finite element methods for wave propagation shows some advantages by using higher-order elements. In particular, an explicit closed form for the discrete dispersion relation (DR) for elements of arbitrary order is given, along with an error analysis in the discrete DR at high wave numbers as the order of the method increases. This leads to sharp criteria relating the order of the method to the mesh size and frequency which means that the numerical dispersion is properly controlled. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1029.00072].











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