Discretizing delta functions via finite differences and gradient normalization

DOI10.1016/j.jcp.2009.02.012zbMath1167.65007OpenAlexW2115501115MaRDI QIDQ1025136

John D. Towers

Publication date: 18 June 2009

Published in: Journal of Computational Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2009.02.012

zbMATH Keywords

discretizationnumerical examplesapproximationlevel set methodfinite differencedelta functionregular meshhigh codimension

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Operations with distributions and generalized functions (46F10) Algorithms for approximation of functions (65D15)

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