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Rotated Buffa–Christiansen

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Abbreviated namesRBC
Degrees\(k=1\)
Reference elementsdual polygon
Number of DOFsdual polygon(n): \(n\)
Mappingcovariant Piola
continuityComponents tangential to facets are continuous
NotesThese elements are defined on the barycentric dual grid.
These elements are defined as a linear combination of Nédélec first kind basis functions on the fine grid.
CategoriesVector-valued elements, H(curl) conforming elements

Implementations

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Examples

dual polygon(4)
degree 1

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dual polygon(5)
degree 1

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dual polygon(6)
degree 1

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References

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Element added24 January 2021
Element last updated16 October 2024