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The comparative efficiency of certain finite element and finite difference methods for a hyperbolic problem

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Swartz, B., Wendroff, B. (1974). The comparative efficiency of certain finite element and finite difference methods for a hyperbolic problem. In: Watson, G.A. (eds) Conference on the Numerical Solution of Differential Equations. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 363. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0069133

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