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A problem of approximation [duplicate]
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Why are continuum fluid mechanics accurate when constituents are discrete objects of finite size?
When we apply differentiation on charge being conducted with respect to ...
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Interpretation of Stiffness Matrix and Mass Matrix in Finite Element Method
I would like to have a general interpretation of the coefficients of the stiffness matrix that appears in FEM. For instance if we are solving a linear elasticity problem and we modelize the relation ...
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Why are continuum fluid mechanics accurate when constituents are discrete objects of finite size?
Suppose we view fluids classically, i.e., as a collection of molecules (with some finite size) interacting via e&m and gravitational forces. Presumably we model fluids as continuous objects that ...
