The cost of continuity: A study of the performance of isogeometric finite elements using direct solvers

We study the performance of direct solvers on linear systems of equations resulting from isogeometric analysis. The problem of choice is the canonical Laplace equation in three dimensions. From this study we conclude that for a fixed number of unknowns and polynomial degree of approximation, a highe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Collier, N., Pardo, D., Dalcin, L., Paszynski, M., Calo, Victor
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51377