Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
471508 Computers & Mathematics with Applications 2007 29 Pages PDF
Abstract

In this paper, it is proved that the two approaches, known in the literature as the method of fundamental solutions (MFS) and the Trefftz method, are mathematically equivalent in spite of their essentially minor and apparent differences in formulation. In deriving the equivalence of the Trefftz method and the MFS for the Laplace and biharmonic problems, it is interesting to find that the complete set in the Trefftz method for the Laplace and biharmonic problems are embedded in the degenerate kernels of the MFS. The degenerate scale appears using the MFS when the geometrical matrix is singular. The occurring mechanism of the degenerate scale in the MFS is also studied by using circulant. The comparison of accuracy and efficiency of the two methods was addressed.

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