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Primal hybrid finite element methods for 4th order elliptic equations

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A primal hybrid method for the biharmonic problem is developed. We find convergence results for a large class of approximations. The associated non conforming elements prove to pass ahigher order patch test and have the optimal order of convergence.

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Quarteroni, A. Primal hybrid finite element methods for 4th order elliptic equations. Calcolo 16, 21–59 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02575760

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