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Finite Difference, Finite Element and Finite Volume Methods for Partial Differential Equations

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There are three important steps in the computational modelling of any physical process: (i) problem definition, (ii) mathematical model, and (iii) computer simulation.

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Peiró, J., Sherwin, S. (2005). Finite Difference, Finite Element and Finite Volume Methods for Partial Differential Equations. In: Yip, S. (eds) Handbook of Materials Modeling. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3286-8_127

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