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On the mixed finite element approximation for the buckling of plates

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We consider the mixed finite element method for the buckling problem of the thin plate by using piecewise linear polynomials. We give error estimates for the approximate eigenvalues and the eigenfunctions.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790, Japan

    Kazuo Ishihara

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Ishihara, K. On the mixed finite element approximation for the buckling of plates. Numer. Math. 33, 195–210 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01399554

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