Publication:4162607

zbMath0383.65058MaRDI QIDQ4162607

Philippe G. Ciarlet

Publication date: 1978

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74S05: Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics

65N30: Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs

65-02: Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to numerical analysis

65Nxx: Numerical methods for partial differential equations, boundary value problems

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