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Inf-sup conditions for finite-difference approximations of the stokes equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

Dongho Shin  and
John C. Strikwerda
Dongho Shin
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Inje University, Kimhae, Kyungnam 621–749, Korea
John C. Strikwerda
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Sciences and Center for the Mathematical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI49506, USA
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Inf-sup conditions are proven for three finite-difference approximations of the Stokes equa-tions. The finite-difference approximations use a staggered-mesh scheme and the schemes resulting from the backward and the forward differencings.

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Research Article
Information
The ANZIAM Journal , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , July 1997 , pp. 121 - 134
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1997

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