norms of the director field. We show how a mmixed
method may be used to elima=inate the need for Hermite finite elements
and establish convergence of the method.
Chun Liu and Noel J. Walkington
ABSTRACT:
The numerical solution of the flow of a
liquid crystal governed by a particular instance of the
Ericksen-Leslie equations is considered. Convergence results for this
system rely crucially upon energy estimates which involve
norms of the director field. We show how a mmixed
method may be used to elima=inate the need for Hermite finite elements
and establish convergence of the method.
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