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Gauss–Legendre

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Orders\(0\leqslant k\)
Reference elementsinterval, quadrilateral, hexahedron
Polynomial set\(\mathcal{Q}_{k}\)
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DOFsOn each vertex: point evaluations
On each edge: point evaluations at Gauss–Legendre points
On each face: point evaluations at Gauss–Legendre points
On each volume: point evaluations at Gauss–Legendre points
Number of DOFsinterval: \(k+1\) (A000027)
quadrilateral: \((k+1)^2\) (A000290)
hexahedron: \((k+1)^3\) (A000578)
Mappingidentity
continuityFunction values are continuous.
CategoriesScalar-valued elements

Implementations

Symfem"Lagrange", variant="legendre"
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Examples

interval
order 1

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interval
order 2

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quadrilateral
order 1

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quadrilateral
order 2

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DefElement stats

Element added20 February 2021
Element last updated16 September 2023