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We introduce two families of mixed finite element on conforming inH(div) and one conforming inH(curl). These finite elements can be used to approximate the Stokes' system.
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Nédélec, J.C. A new family of mixed finite elements in ℝ3 . Numer. Math. 50, 57–81 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01389668
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