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A general approach to transforming finite elements
The use of a reference element on which a finite element basis is constructed
once and mapped to each cell in a mesh greatly expedites the structure and
efficiency of finite element codes. However, many famous finite elements such
as Hermite, Morley, Argyris, and Bell, do not possess the kind of equivalence
needed to work with a reference element in the standard way. This paper gives a
generalizated approach to mapping bases for such finite elements by means of
studying relationships between the finite element nodes under push-forward.Comment: 28 page
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