ISSN:
0029-5981
Keywords:
Engineering
;
Engineering General
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Technology
Notes:
In transient analysis it is generally thought that small time steps can only improve the accuracy, because standard stability theorems limit the maximum time step for a given mesh size. In finite element approximations, however, small time steps may cause stability problems which lead to physically unreasonable results. It is shown that this is due to the violation of a discrete maximum principle. The influence of lumped and consistent mass matrices on a stable discretization of time and space is presented.
Additional Material:
9 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nme.1620191205
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