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On a differential equation occurring in structural mechanics: A simple aid to computing
Author(s) -
Wittrick W. H.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1097-0207
pISSN - 0029-5981
DOI - 10.1002/nme.1620181111
Subject(s) - computation , simple (philosophy) , structural mechanics , differential equation , mathematics , exact differential equation , computer science , fluid mechanics , calculus (dental) , mathematical analysis , ordinary differential equation , finite element method , algorithm , mechanics , physics , thermodynamics , medicine , philosophy , dentistry , epistemology
The solution of a fourth order differential equation, which governs a number of problems in structural mechanics and possibly elsewhere, is considered. It is shown how the use of complex arithmetic can be avoided in the computation.