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The sommerfeld (radiation) condition on infinite domains and its modelling in numerical procedures

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Zienkiewicz, O.C., Kelly, D.W., Bettess, P. (1979). The sommerfeld (radiation) condition on infinite domains and its modelling in numerical procedures. In: Glowinski, R., Lions, J.L., Laboria, I. (eds) Computing Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, 1977, I. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 704. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0063620

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