Conforming Finite Elements for H(\text{sym}\,\text{Curl}) and H(\text{dev}\,\text{sym}\,\text{Curl})

Abstract: We construct conforming finite elements for the spaces

H (e x t s y m, e x t C u r l)

and

H (e x t d e v, e x t s y m, e x t C u r l)

. Those are spaces of matrix-valued functions with symmetric or deviatoric-symmetric

e x t C u r l

in a Lebesgue space, and they appear in various models of nonstandard solid mechanics. The finite elements are not

H (e x t C u r l)

-conforming. We show the construction, prove conformity and unisolvence, and point out optimal approximation error bounds.

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