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A local a posteriori error indicator for the well known Morley element for the Kirchhoff plate bending problem is presented. The error indicator is proven to be both reliable and efficient. The technique applied is general and it is shown to have also other applications.
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da Veiga, L.B., Niiranen, J. & Stenberg, R. A posteriori error estimates for the Morley plate bending element. Numer. Math. 106, 165–179 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00211-007-0066-1
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