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Finite Element Methods for Linear Elasticity

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Mixed Finite Elements, Compatibility Conditions, and Applications

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  1. Department of Mathematics, The State University of New Jersey, 110 Frelinghuysen Rd, 08854-801, Piscataway, NJ, USA

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    Lucia Gastaldi

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Falk, R.S. (2008). Finite Element Methods for Linear Elasticity. In: Boffi, D., Gastaldi, L. (eds) Mixed Finite Elements, Compatibility Conditions, and Applications. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1939. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78319-0_4

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