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Degree 1 Brezzi–Douglas–Marini on a tetrahedron

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In this example:
\(\displaystyle l_{0}:\boldsymbol{v}\mapsto\displaystyle\int_{f_{0}}\boldsymbol{v}\cdot(\sqrt{2})\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{0}\)
where \(f_{0}\) is the 0th face;
and \(\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{0}\) is the normal to facet 0.

\(\displaystyle \boldsymbol{\phi}_{0} = \left(\begin{array}{c}\displaystyle \sqrt{2} x\\\displaystyle \sqrt{2} y\\\displaystyle \sqrt{2} z\end{array}\right)\)

This DOF is associated with face 0 of the reference element.
\(\displaystyle l_{1}:\boldsymbol{v}\mapsto\displaystyle\int_{f_{0}}\boldsymbol{v}\cdot(6 s_{1} - 2)\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{0}\)
where \(f_{0}\) is the 0th face;
\(\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{0}\) is the normal to facet 0;
and \(s_{0},s_{1},s_{2}\) is a parametrisation of \(f_{0}\).

\(\displaystyle \boldsymbol{\phi}_{1} = \left(\begin{array}{c}\displaystyle - 2 x\\\displaystyle - 2 y\\\displaystyle 4 z\end{array}\right)\)

This DOF is associated with face 0 of the reference element.
\(\displaystyle l_{2}:\boldsymbol{v}\mapsto\displaystyle\int_{f_{0}}\boldsymbol{v}\cdot(2 \sqrt{3} \cdot \left(2 s_{0} + s_{1} - 1\right))\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{0}\)
where \(f_{0}\) is the 0th face;
\(\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{0}\) is the normal to facet 0;
and \(s_{0},s_{1},s_{2}\) is a parametrisation of \(f_{0}\).

\(\displaystyle \boldsymbol{\phi}_{2} = \left(\begin{array}{c}\displaystyle - 2 \sqrt{3} x\\\displaystyle 2 \sqrt{3} y\\\displaystyle 0\end{array}\right)\)

This DOF is associated with face 0 of the reference element.
\(\displaystyle l_{3}:\boldsymbol{v}\mapsto\displaystyle\int_{f_{1}}\boldsymbol{v}\cdot(\sqrt{2})\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{1}\)
where \(f_{1}\) is the 1st face;
and \(\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{1}\) is the normal to facet 1.

\(\displaystyle \boldsymbol{\phi}_{3} = \left(\begin{array}{c}\displaystyle \sqrt{2} \cdot \left(1 - x\right)\\\displaystyle - \sqrt{2} y\\\displaystyle - \sqrt{2} z\end{array}\right)\)

This DOF is associated with face 1 of the reference element.
\(\displaystyle l_{4}:\boldsymbol{v}\mapsto\displaystyle\int_{f_{1}}\boldsymbol{v}\cdot(6 s_{1} - 2)\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{1}\)
where \(f_{1}\) is the 1st face;
\(\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{1}\) is the normal to facet 1;
and \(s_{0},s_{1},s_{2}\) is a parametrisation of \(f_{1}\).

\(\displaystyle \boldsymbol{\phi}_{4} = \left(\begin{array}{c}\displaystyle 2 x + 6 z - 2\\\displaystyle 2 y\\\displaystyle - 4 z\end{array}\right)\)

This DOF is associated with face 1 of the reference element.
\(\displaystyle l_{5}:\boldsymbol{v}\mapsto\displaystyle\int_{f_{1}}\boldsymbol{v}\cdot(2 \sqrt{3} \cdot \left(2 s_{0} + s_{1} - 1\right))\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{1}\)
where \(f_{1}\) is the 1st face;
\(\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{1}\) is the normal to facet 1;
and \(s_{0},s_{1},s_{2}\) is a parametrisation of \(f_{1}\).

\(\displaystyle \boldsymbol{\phi}_{5} = \left(\begin{array}{c}\displaystyle 2 \sqrt{3} \left(x + 2 y + z - 1\right)\\\displaystyle - 2 \sqrt{3} y\\\displaystyle 0\end{array}\right)\)

This DOF is associated with face 1 of the reference element.
\(\displaystyle l_{6}:\boldsymbol{v}\mapsto\displaystyle\int_{f_{2}}\boldsymbol{v}\cdot(\sqrt{2})\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{2}\)
where \(f_{2}\) is the 2nd face;
and \(\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{2}\) is the normal to facet 2.

\(\displaystyle \boldsymbol{\phi}_{6} = \left(\begin{array}{c}\displaystyle \sqrt{2} x\\\displaystyle \sqrt{2} \left(y - 1\right)\\\displaystyle \sqrt{2} z\end{array}\right)\)

This DOF is associated with face 2 of the reference element.
\(\displaystyle l_{7}:\boldsymbol{v}\mapsto\displaystyle\int_{f_{2}}\boldsymbol{v}\cdot(6 s_{1} - 2)\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{2}\)
where \(f_{2}\) is the 2nd face;
\(\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{2}\) is the normal to facet 2;
and \(s_{0},s_{1},s_{2}\) is a parametrisation of \(f_{2}\).

\(\displaystyle \boldsymbol{\phi}_{7} = \left(\begin{array}{c}\displaystyle - 2 x\\\displaystyle - 2 y - 6 z + 2\\\displaystyle 4 z\end{array}\right)\)

This DOF is associated with face 2 of the reference element.
\(\displaystyle l_{8}:\boldsymbol{v}\mapsto\displaystyle\int_{f_{2}}\boldsymbol{v}\cdot(2 \sqrt{3} \cdot \left(2 s_{0} + s_{1} - 1\right))\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{2}\)
where \(f_{2}\) is the 2nd face;
\(\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{2}\) is the normal to facet 2;
and \(s_{0},s_{1},s_{2}\) is a parametrisation of \(f_{2}\).

\(\displaystyle \boldsymbol{\phi}_{8} = \left(\begin{array}{c}\displaystyle 2 \sqrt{3} x\\\displaystyle 2 \sqrt{3} \left(- 2 x - y - z + 1\right)\\\displaystyle 0\end{array}\right)\)

This DOF is associated with face 2 of the reference element.
\(\displaystyle l_{9}:\boldsymbol{v}\mapsto\displaystyle\int_{f_{3}}\boldsymbol{v}\cdot(\sqrt{2})\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{3}\)
where \(f_{3}\) is the 3rd face;
and \(\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{3}\) is the normal to facet 3.

\(\displaystyle \boldsymbol{\phi}_{9} = \left(\begin{array}{c}\displaystyle - \sqrt{2} x\\\displaystyle - \sqrt{2} y\\\displaystyle \sqrt{2} \cdot \left(1 - z\right)\end{array}\right)\)

This DOF is associated with face 3 of the reference element.
\(\displaystyle l_{10}:\boldsymbol{v}\mapsto\displaystyle\int_{f_{3}}\boldsymbol{v}\cdot(6 s_{1} - 2)\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{3}\)
where \(f_{3}\) is the 3rd face;
\(\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{3}\) is the normal to facet 3;
and \(s_{0},s_{1},s_{2}\) is a parametrisation of \(f_{3}\).

\(\displaystyle \boldsymbol{\phi}_{10} = \left(\begin{array}{c}\displaystyle 2 x\\\displaystyle - 4 y\\\displaystyle 6 y + 2 z - 2\end{array}\right)\)

This DOF is associated with face 3 of the reference element.
\(\displaystyle l_{11}:\boldsymbol{v}\mapsto\displaystyle\int_{f_{3}}\boldsymbol{v}\cdot(2 \sqrt{3} \cdot \left(2 s_{0} + s_{1} - 1\right))\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{3}\)
where \(f_{3}\) is the 3rd face;
\(\hat{\boldsymbol{n}}_{3}\) is the normal to facet 3;
and \(s_{0},s_{1},s_{2}\) is a parametrisation of \(f_{3}\).

\(\displaystyle \boldsymbol{\phi}_{11} = \left(\begin{array}{c}\displaystyle - 2 \sqrt{3} x\\\displaystyle 0\\\displaystyle 2 \sqrt{3} \cdot \left(2 x + y + z - 1\right)\end{array}\right)\)

This DOF is associated with face 3 of the reference element.