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| Alternative names | TNT | 
| De Rham complex families | \(\left[S_{3,k}^\square\right]_{0}\) | 
| Degrees | \(1\leqslant k\) where \(k\) is the polynomial subdegree | 
| Polynomial subdegree | \(k\) | 
| Polynomial superdegree | \(\max(dk,d+k)\) | 
| Lagrange subdegree | \(k\) | 
| Lagrange superdegree | \(k+1\) | 
| Reference cells | quadrilateral, hexahedron | 
| Finite dimensional space | \(\mathcal{Q}_{k} \oplus \mathcal{Z}^{(30)}_{k}\) (quadrilateral) \(\mathcal{Q}_{k} \oplus \mathcal{Z}^{(31)}_{k} \oplus \mathcal{Z}^{(32)}_{k} \oplus \mathcal{Z}^{(33)}_{k}\) (hexahedron) ↓ Show set definitions ↓ | 
| DOFs | On each vertex: point evaluations On each edge: integral moments with \(\frac{\partial}{\partial x}f\) for each \(f\) in a degree \(k\) Lagrange space On each face: integral moments with \(\Delta f\) for each \(f\) in a degree \(k\) Lagrange space such that the trace of \(f\) on the edges of the face is 0 On each volume: integral moments of gradient with \(\nabla f\) for each \(f\) in a degree \(k\) Lagrange space such that the trace of \(f\) on the faces of the volume is 0 | 
| Number of DOFs | quadrilateral: \(k^2 + 4\) hexahedron: \(k^3 + 12\) | 
| Mapping | identity | 
| continuity | Function values are continuous. | 
| Categories | Scalar-valued elements | 
| quadrilateral degree 2 |  (click to view basis functions) | 
| quadrilateral degree 3 |  (click to view basis functions) | 
| quadrilateral degree 4 |  (click to view basis functions) | 
| hexahedron degree 2 |  (click to view basis functions) | 
| Element added | 24 October 2021 | 
| Element last updated | 04 June 2025 |