Hexahedral H(div) and H(curl) Finite Elements
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We study the approximation properties of some finite element subspaces of H(div; Ω) andH(curl ; Ω) defined on hexahedral meshes in three dimensions. This work extends results previously obtained for quadrilateral H(div; Ω) finite elements and for quadrilateral scalar finite element spaces. The finite element spaces we consider are constructed starting from a given finite dimensional space of vector fields on the reference cube, which is then transformed to a space of vector fields on a hexahedron using the appropriate transform (e.g., the Piola transform) associated to a trilinear isomorphism of the cube onto the hexahedron. After determining what vector fields are needed on the reference element to insure O(h) approximation in L(Ω) and in H(div; Ω) and H(curl ; Ω) on the physical element, we study the properties of the resulting finite element spaces.
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