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We introduce some new families of finite element approximation for the stationary Stokes and Navier Stokes equations in a bounded domain in ℝ3. These elements can used tetahedrons or cubes. The approximation satisfie exactly the incompressibility condition.
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Nédélec, J.C. Éléments finis mixtes incompressibles pour l'équation de Stokes dans ℝ3 . Numer. Math. 39, 97–112 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01399314
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