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SIPG method for $-\nabla \cdot (\nu \nabla u)=f$
Consider the diffusion equation with a coefficient $\nu$: $$-\nabla \cdot (\nu \nabla u)=f$$ with Dirichlet boundary conditions $u = g_D$ in $\partial \Omega$.
If the coefficient would be constant, ...
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Gradient-jump penalty term in FEM
I am slightly confused regarding the meaning of the $i-th$ gradient-jump term $[\nabla \phi_i]$ in the context of finite element methods, used in the assembly of the stiffness matrix (an example with <...