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An automatic one-way dissection algorithm for irregular finite element problems

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George, A. (1978). An automatic one-way dissection algorithm for irregular finite element problems. In: Watson, G.A. (eds) Numerical Analysis. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 630. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0067698

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