Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1978 · 343 citations · 0 references
Numerical AnalysisFinite Element MethodNew FamilyStability AnalysisEngineeringNumerical ComputationPhysicsImplicit Finite ElementsSemi-implicit MethodNumerical SimulationComputer EngineeringNumerical StabilityImplicit-explicit Finite ElementsStructural OptimizationComputational MechanicsBoundary Element MethodNumerical Method For Partial Differential EquationStability
A stability analysis is carried out for a new family of implicit-explicit finite-element algorithms. The analysis shows that unconditional stability may be achieved for the implicit finite elements and that the critical time step of the explicit elements governs for the system.