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Interpolation error estimates for the reduced Hsieh-Clough-Tocher triangle
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Math. Comp. 32 (1978), 335-344 Request permission

Abstract:

We study the unisolvence and interpolation properties of the reduced Hsieh-Clough-Tocher triangle. This finite element of class ${\mathcal {C}^1}$, which has only nine degrees of freedom, can be used in the numerical approximation of plate problems.
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Additional Information
  • © Copyright 1978 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Math. Comp. 32 (1978), 335-344
  • MSC: Primary 65N30; Secondary 41A25
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1978-0482249-1
  • MathSciNet review: 482249