an encyclopedia of finite element definitions
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On each of the element definition pages, you can find citations for the paper(s) that introduced that element. These papers should be cited when using a given element. If you wish to cite this website, you can use the following BibTeX:
@misc{defelement,
AUTHOR = {Scroggs, Matthew W.
and Brubeck, Pablo D.
and Dean, Joseph P.
and Dokken, Jørgen S.
and Marsden, India
and others},
TITLE = {{DefElement}: an encyclopedia of finite element definitions},
YEAR = {{2024}},
HOWPUBLISHED = {\url{https://defelement.org}},
NOTE = {[Online; accessed 15-November-2024]}
}
This will create a reference along the lines of:
You may also wish to cite the DefElement poster that was presented at FEniCS 2023. To cite this, you can use the following BibTeX:
@misc{defelement-poster,
AUTHOR = {Scroggs, Matthew W.},
TITLE = {{DefElement}: an encyclopedia of finite element definitions},
YEAR = {2023},
HOWPUBLISHED = {Poster presented at FEniCS 2023, Cagliari, Italy},
DOI = {10.6084/m9.figshare.23294939.v1},
}
This will create a reference along the lines of:
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