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A generic grid interface for parallel and adaptive scientific computing. Part I: abstract framework

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We give a mathematically rigorous definition of a grid for algorithms solving partial differential equations. Unlike previous approaches (Benger 2005, PhD thesis; Berti 2000, PhD thesis), our grids have a hierarchical structure. This makes them suitable for geometric multigrid algorithms and hierarchical local grid refinement. The description is also general enough to include geometrically non-conforming grids. The definitions in this article serve as the basis for an implementation of an abstract grid interface as C++ classes in the framework (Bastian et al. 2008, this issue).

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  1. Institut für Parallele und Verteilte Systeme, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

    P. Bastian, M. Blatt & C. Engwer

  2. Abteilung für Angewandte Mathematik, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    A. Dedner & R. Klöfkorn

  3. Institut für Numerische und Angewandte Mathematik, Universität Münster, Münster, Germany

    M. Ohlberger

  4. Institut für Mathematik, Freie Universität Berlin, DFG Research Center Matheon, Berlin, Germany

    O. Sander

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Bastian, P., Blatt, M., Dedner, A. et al. A generic grid interface for parallel and adaptive scientific computing. Part I: abstract framework. Computing 82, 103–119 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00607-008-0003-x

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