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The frequency decomposition multi-grid method

Part I: Application to anisotropic equations

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A new variant of the multi-grid algorithms is presented. It uses multiple coarse-grid corrections with particularly associated prolongations and restrictions. In this paper the robustness with respect to anisotropic problems is considered.

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Dedicated to the memory of Peter Henrici

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Hackbusch, W. The frequency decomposition multi-grid method. Numer. Math. 56, 229–245 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01409786

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