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This work deals with the decomposition of a vector fieldu intou=∇×ψ+∇φ. Non homogeneous boundary conditions on ψ or φ are investigated; applications to the computation of inviscid flows are given; finally a conforming finite element implementation is studied and tested.
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Dabaghi, F.E., Pironneau, O. Stream vectors in three dimensional aerodynamics. Numer. Math. 48, 561–589 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01389451
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